In Parliament - Janet Daby for Lewisham East

Below you my contributions that I previously made in Parliament.

Defence: Vocational Guidance

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had recent discussions with universities regarding the attendance of defence companies at career fairs and events. As autonomous...

Pupils: Qualifications

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The department does not publish retention and pass rate data for 16 to 19-year-olds for applied general and tech level qualifications equivalent in size to three A levels. However, the department...

Carers

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. In October 2024, the department published the new Kinship Care statutory...

Care Leavers: Stoke-on-Trent South

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The government recognises that care leavers have some of the worst outcomes in society and is committed to ensuring that children leaving care have stable homes, access to health services,...

Higher Education: Liability

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

I refer my hon. Friend the member for Rushcliffe to the answer of 08 January 2025 to Question 21515.

Students: Loans

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree. The government does not make a profit from the student loan...

Children: Protection

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The government is determined to give every child the opportunities they deserve, and kinship carers play a crucial role in delivering this. In October 2024, the department published the new...

Homicide: Children

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

In 2022/23, there were 201 notifications where a child had died and abuse or neglect was known or suspected or where a looked after child had died, whether or not abuse or neglect is known or...

Apprentices: Finance

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

This government is committed to spreading opportunities and economic growth supported by a strong skills system. This government has an extremely challenging fiscal inheritance. There are tough...

Further Education: Assistive Technology

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The government is committed to ensuring that all learners, including learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), have access to a world-class education that sets them up for...

Apprentices and Further Education: Young People

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. The government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills, to break...

Young Futures Hubs: Rural Areas

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The government is committed to breaking down barriers to success and opportunity. Too many children and young people today do not have access to the same enrichment opportunities as their peers,...

Young Futures Hubs

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The government is committed to breaking down barriers to opportunity. Too many children and young people today do not have access to the same enrichment opportunities as their peers, suffer from...

Institutes of Technology

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The collaborative approach between further education, higher education and employers developed by Institutes of Technology (IoTs) is valued. The department will be working with the sector as we...

Students: Ukraine

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

Students on Homes for Ukraine visas are eligible to undertake an apprenticeship where they are able to complete the apprenticeship within the time they have available. All apprenticeships must be...

Schools: Asylum

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

Information on the number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum who were not in school is not collected or held by the department. Data collected by the department on children not in school...

Qualifications

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

The Plan for Change sets out the government’s long-term plan to improve the lives of working people and deliver a decade renewal across our country through ambitious, but achievable,...

Universities: Boys

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

This government will act to address the persistent gaps for different groups and break down the barriers to opportunity. Opportunity should be available to all but too many people across our...

Apprentices: Boys

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

Meeting the skills needs of the next decade is central to delivering all of the government's five missions – economic growth, opportunity for all, a stronger NHS, safer streets, and clean...

Children's Social Care Independent Review

Department for Education

Janet Daby received a response to a question they put to the government

Reforming children’s social care is critical to giving hundreds of thousands of children and young people the best start in life. This government has already moved quickly to set out its...