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levent asked John Hemming: "There are an estimated 3-6 million regular users of Cannabis in the UK. Over half of the population have probably used it at least once. Many people know at least one person who uses Cannabis recreationally..." Show more »"There are an estimated 3-6 million regular users of Cannabis in the UK. Over half of the population have probably used it at least once. Many people know at least one person who uses Cannabis recreationally with no ill effect to anyone other than themselves and the Netherlands is no longer the only country in the world where Cannabis is legally available to adults. With growing concerns over young people consuming stronger strains of Cannabis, and greater public acknowledgement of the failure that has been the war on Drug users, is there a chance that you or any other politician might initiate a serious debate about the regulation and taxation of Cannabis?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Education | Email to friends | Jul 17 2009 12:48:38 PM
chriskeene asked David Lammy: "How can we ensure the research our Universities produce is available and accessible to all of us, and not locked away on highly expensive third party publisher websites?"
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0 comment | Topic: Education | Email to friends | May 19 2009 1:57:14 PM
eburton asked Fabian Hamilton: "Mr Hamilton,

With recent rumours about GCSE's being scrapped and the over-testing of children being criticised in general, what is the future for testing in schools in the UK?"
Fabian Hamilton answer: "I think we will have 'end of secondary school' tests for the foreseeable future. Employers and other education institutions need some objective information about the diligence and competency of the people..." Show more»" I think we will have 'end of secondary school' tests for the foreseeable future. Employers and other education institutions need some objective information about the diligence and competency of the people applying to them. Young people themselves need goals towards which they can work. I also think we need reliable measurement at the end of the primary stage but I am not persuaded of relying solely on teacher assessment. For standards to be universal teacher assessment would have to be closely moderated and that is very expensive and would take out of the classroom many hours of teachers time. My broad brush solution is for the Key Stage 2 tests to continue but for them to be marked by the teachers in the schools as part of a revised teachers' contract. That process would need checking but at least pupils would be sitting the same papers. I would not allow any repeat testing to be done by secondary schools on pupils as soon as they are admitted. I am also worried about the abolition of KS3 SATs for pupils aged 14. Secondary years are precious and we must be sure that schools intervene early if pupils fall behind. I am not sure we can yet rely on idiosyncratic school assessment methods in all cases to spot, in time, pupils who are not making expected progress. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Education | Email to friends | Jul 11 2009 10:19:47 AM
treepixie asked David Lammy: "How do you think we can change the HE system so that students are better prepared for the world of work when they graduate?"
David Lammy answer: "This question was answered by Lord Young. http://yoosk.com/dius/answer/445/TreePixie_originally_asked_this_question_to_David.aspx"
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0 comment | Topic: Education | Email to friends | May 19 2009 2:37:12 PM
mabeymark asked David Lammy: "The cap on HE student numbers means that for Colleges such as Doncaster with an ambition to grow to meet the local need and with only 18% participation in HE and a real need to widen participation we ..." Show more »"The cap on HE student numbers means that for Colleges such as Doncaster with an ambition to grow to meet the local need and with only 18% participation in HE and a real need to widen participation we may in Augist be turning local students from non-traditional backgrounds who will study no where else except Docaster down surely this is not what we want." Show less »
David Lammy answer: "Click 'play' to view."
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0 comment | Topic: Education | Email to friends | May 19 2009 1:58:43 PM

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