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HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2022As the hon. Lady will have heard me say to the hon. Member for Chesterfield, this is just one of the things we are doing. Our bootcamps are a new innovation that offer people of…26 Apr 2022HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2022The hon. Gentleman makes a good point; I will consult my notes while he is speaking, and perhaps return to it in my closing remarks. The CITB has consulted the industry on these…26 Apr 2022HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2022I thank the Opposition for their support for the statutory instrument. I make the general point that, although the hon. Gentleman suggests that we are outsourcing skills or…26 Apr 2022HANSARDFurther Education Capital TransformationMy noble Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Education (Baroness Barran) made the following written statement on 4 April 2022. I am pleased to announce the outcome of the…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I am delighted to be back in the House to discuss our landmark Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. I am pleased the Bill has progressed to this point, as it is a real opportunity…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their amendment 15B proposed instead of the words left out of the Bill by its amendment 15.28 Mar 2022HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow my right hon. Friends the Members for Harlow (Robert Halfon) and for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore), who both have great expertise in the field. On what my…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]Our consultation showed that there was widespread support for having a system of technical qualifications that offered both co-design with employers and entrenched, embedded work…28 Mar 2022HANSARD Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I am always anxious to hear what the hon. Gentleman has to say. I believe his comment is a reference to amendment 15B, which I am coming to in a moment, but I hope he will forgive…28 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisoners: RetrainingI can absolutely give my hon. Friend that reassurance. Officials in the Department for Education are working at pace with colleagues in the Ministry of Justice to make sure that…14 Mar 2022HANSARDPrisoners: RetrainingThe Government absolutely recognise the importance of preparing prisoners for employment upon their release. That is why we are, for the very first time, changing the law to…14 Mar 2022HANSARDInstitutes of TechnologyAs my hon. Friend noted, he had a meeting with my right hon. Friend the Minister for Higher and Further Education on this issue. I know he is a passionate advocate for education…14 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right: essay mills denigrate the excellent work that the vast majority of students do by allowing a tiny minority to cheat. That is why, in our…14 Mar 2022HANSARDInstitutes of TechnologyThe Government are investing £290 million to establish a network of 21 institutes of technology throughout the country, actively targeting the areas where they are needed the…14 Mar 2022HANSARDLevel 2 and Below Qualifications UpdateConsultation on level 2 and below qualifications I am pleased to announce the next stage of the review of post-16 qualifications in England. It is vital in a fast-moving and…02 Mar 2022HANSARDEducationI am afraid I simply do not recognise the remarks of those who say the apprenticeship levy has failed. The figures often quoted on the Opposition Benches in respect of the drop in…28 Feb 2022HANSARDEducationI am afraid I simply do not recognise the remarks of those who say the apprenticeship levy has failed. The figures often quoted on the Opposition Benches in respect of the drop in…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to open the debate on Report of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill. We had a very good debate in Committee, and I look forward to contributions from Members…21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.21 Feb 2022HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [Lords]With the leave of the House, I will speak to some of the amendments that have been discussed this evening. It has been a real pleasure to have been involved with this Bill on…21 Feb 2022