Extract from Education Questions: Educational Disadvantage: Covid-19 - June 23

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 08:18

Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles) (Lab): Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Secretary of State did not listen to my question—indeed, he does not listen very often at all. Geoff Barton from the Association of School and College Leaders said: “It remains frustrating that we haven’t had the opportunity to discuss any of this with the government ahead of this announcement and that we once again find ourselves having to guess the detail.”...Request free trial