Oral questions

What steps he is taking to help support students with the cost of living.

What steps his Department is taking to attract science, technology, engineering and mathematics teachers to work in disadvantaged areas.

What steps he is taking to ensure that students have access to high quality vocational alternatives to A-levels.

Whether he is taking steps to tackle educational under-achievement of Black children.

What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Devolved Administrations on the potential merits of providing additional support for school pupils and higher education students in the context of increases in the cost of living.

If he will take steps to encourage the take up of EBacc subjects and modern foreign languages at GCSE level.

What steps his Department is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of teachers.

What steps his Department is taking to facilitate collaboration between colleges and employers.

What steps his Department is taking to protect freedom of speech in universities.

Whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to ensure greater access in education to training in Computer Numerical Control operation.

What plans he has to help support schools with rising costs.

What recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of inflation on (a) school budgets and (b) the cost to parents associated with school.

What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of school places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.