In Parliament - Toby Perkins Labour MP - Toby Perkins MP

Toby in Parliament

My recent contributions in Parliament can be found below. All of my contributions in Parliament, since I was elected in 2010, can be found here

Hospitals: Staff

Department of Health and Social Care

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the total cost to NHS hospitals was of using (a) agency staff and (b) bank staff in (i) 2020-21 and (ii) 2021-2022.

BTEC Qualifications and T-levels

Department for Education

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students began, but did not complete, each (a) BTEC and (b) T Level course, broken down by institution and by course, in 2021-22.

Pupils: Work Experience

Department for Education

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to require the provision of work experience as part of the school curriculum.

Schools: Standards

Department for Education

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools received an outstanding OFSTED assessment in each local authority area in 2021-22; and what proportion of those schools were assessed...

Schools: Standards

Department for Education

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the number of schools who received a lower overall OFSTED grading as a result of their work experience or careers...

T-levels

Department for Education

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started to study each T Level course broken down by (a) institution and (b) course in 2021-22.

Schools: Vocational Guidance

Department for Education

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) grammar schools, (b) Academies, (c) free schools and (d) local authority maintained schools (i) met all of the Gatsby...

NHS Trusts: Apprentices

Department of Health and Social Care

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary for Health and Social Care, how much each NHS Trust (a) has spent on the Pay Apprenticeship Levy in each year since it was introduced and (b) has spent in total in each of...

Endometriosis: Diagnosis

Department of Health and Social Care

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that the NICE guidelines NG73 on endometriosis diagnosis are updated.

Outdoor Recreation

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Government has decided not to publish the findings of the Agnew Review into improving access to green spaces.

BTEC Qualifications - [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

You haven’t got them now.

BTEC Qualifications - [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to the Minister for laying out what the Government are doing, but there are not enough work placements for the small number of people doing T-levels at this stage—that is why...

BTEC Qualifications - [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The Minister would not have been able to do that if it had been a T-level. She would not have had the time.

BTEC Qualifications - [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The Minister’s point somewhat misses the tenor of the debate so far. She is hearing that a lot of students from more deprived communities will not even get on to a course because of its...

BTEC Qualifications - [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank all those who pushed for today’s debate—particularly the Sixth Form Colleges Association and the Association...

BTEC Qualifications - [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My hon. Friend refers to the Government’s decision a year ago in July 2021, but that is also four Education Secretaries ago. Does she agree that we have Education Secretaries who pop into...

BTEC Qualifications - [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. This Government have had an obsession with exams over the course of the last 12 years, as though they are the only way of demonstrating what...

BTEC Qualifications - [Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Lady has hit on an important point. If the Government are saying that T-levels have greater rigour than BTECs, and if, by definition, T-levels will not be appropriate for many students...

Countryside: Access

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Toby Perkins received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for how many farmers and landowners in Derbyshire has a Rural Payment been reduced or withheld as a result of failure to...

Careers Guidance in Schools - [Christina Rees in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The Minister spoke about the importance of the Gatsby benchmarks and the evidence that they improve outcomes, and said that careers guidance will now be checked by Ofsted. Does she think it...

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