Early day motion 213

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SCHOOL STARTING AGE FOR SUMMER-BORN PUPILS

That this House notes with concern the robust and consistent evidence from around the world on birth date effects, which in England shows that summer-born children can suffer long-term disadvantages as a result of England's inflexible school starting age; believes that the Government should ensure that parents of summer-born children are able to exercise their right to defer their child's school start up until the statutory school start time, if that is their choice, without losing a place offered at the school of their choice for the September after their child's fourth birthday because of funding issues; and calls on the Government to ensure that parents also have the choice of placing their child in a school reception class, rather than Year 1, at statutory school age, that is the September following their fifth birthday.

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Name Party Constituency Date Signed
Bottomley, Peter Conservative Party Worthing West 10.06.2013
Brooke, Annette Liberal Democrats Mid Dorset and North Poole 10.06.2013
Cunningham, Jim Labour Party Coventry South 24.06.2013
Field, Mark Conservative Party Cities of London and Westminster 01.07.2013
Flynn, Paul Labour Party Newport West 18.06.2013
George, Andrew Liberal Democrats St Ives 27.06.2013
Hamilton, Fabian Labour Party Leeds North East 10.07.2013
Hancock, Mike Liberal Democrats Portsmouth South 13.06.2013
Hemming, John Liberal Democrats Birmingham Yardley 01.07.2013
Horwood, Martin Liberal Democrats Cheltenham 15.07.2013
Howarth, George Labour Party Knowsley 18.06.2013
Lavery, Ian Labour Party Wansbeck 18.06.2013
Leech, John Liberal Democrats Manchester Withington 13.06.2013
Long, Naomi Alliance Party Belfast East 17.07.2013
Lucas, Caroline Green Party Brighton Pavilion 25.06.2013
Meale, Alan Labour Party Mansfield 11.06.2013
Riordan, Linda Labour Party Halifax 12.06.2013
Rotheram, Steve Labour Party Liverpool Walton 12.06.2013
Sheerman, Barry Labour Party Huddersfield 26.06.2013
Stuart, Graham Conservative Party Beverley and Holderness 26.06.2013
Ward, David Liberal Democrats Bradford East 27.06.2013
Williams, Mark Liberal Democrats Ceredigion 17.06.2013
Williams, Stephen Liberal Democrats Bristol West 17.07.2013