Jodie Marsh

Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will take steps to deny Jodie Marsh access to schools for which her Department is responsible. [60882]

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Jacqui Smith: Jodie Marsh does not represent the Department for Education and Skills in any way. Decisions about giving people access to pupils in schools are a matter for individual head teachers and governing bodies.

(Yes, this was in part designed to increase my Google-juice – but who the hell is this unfortunately-named woman? Or has the government finally taken its toeing the Murdoch line to the ultimate extreme and employed a Page 3 girl as a policy advisor?)