Committees

Accountability hearings

Inquiry

The Education Committee holds regular hearings with the Secretary of State for Education and other key figures directly accountable to Parliament. This forms part of the Committee’s ongoing scrutiny of the Department for Education and its associated public bodies.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Secretary of State regarding additional information following Accountability hearing on 26 June 2019, 18 July 2019
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Correspondence from Christine Özden, Chief Executive, Cambridge Assessment International Education, regarding Cambridge IGCSE awarding standards, 24 June 2019
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Correspondence from Sir Martin Narey, Chair, North Yorkshire Coast Opportunity Area Board, regarding opportunity areas programme, 11 June 2019
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Oral evidence transcripts

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23 July 2019
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Witnesses Rt Hon Anne Milton MP, Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills, Department for EducationPhilip Augar, Chair, Professor Edward Peck, Member, Independent Panel, Review of Post-18 Education and Funding, Matt Toombs,Secretariat, Independent Panel, Review of Post-18 Education and Funding
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2 July 2019
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Witnesses Edward Timpson CBE, Chair, Timpson review of school exclusion
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26 June 2019
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Witnesses Jonathan Clear, Strategic Finance Director, Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Secretary of State, Department for Education, Indra Morris, Deputy Permanent Secretary and Director General, Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage
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Written evidence

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The Office of the Children's Commissioner (SCR0019)
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Department for Education (SCR0018)
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Department for Education (SCR0016)
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Other publications

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Contact us

  • Email: educom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 2370 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8895 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Education Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA