Oral Question·Department for Education
“What steps his Department is taking to ensure that pupils are supported (a) academically and (b) emotionally on their return to school after the covid-19 lockdown.”
Tabled: 16 June 2020Answered: 22 June 2020
Asked by
Stephen Morgan
Labour — Portsmouth South
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Stephen Doughty)
The Government are tackling the asylum backlog at record pace so that we can work towards ending the use of hotels and ensure that more of our ODA budget is spent on our development priorities globally. Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be allocated are being worked through as part of the ongoing spending review.