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HANSARDPeriod PovertyLast month, the National Institute for Health and Care Research announced more than £100 million of funding to 20 policy research units, including a new unit dedicated to…07 May 2024HANSARDFaith Schools: Impact of Removing Admissions CapWith the greatest respect to my noble friend, I think there may be a slight misunderstanding, so it might perhaps help the House if I explain what the Government are proposing.…07 May 2024HANSARDFaith Schools: Impact of Removing Admissions CapI thank the noble Lord for his comments and echo his remarks about the ethnic diversity in our faith schools. I agree with him that faith schools can and do offer the very…07 May 2024HANSARDPeriod PovertyMy noble friend makes a good and poignant point about talking to young people in their own language and on their own terms and, as he says, using social media to reach them. We…07 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesI am not aware that that plan has currently been proposed. Where we have concerns about quality, they are about courses rather than subject areas at individual institutions, where…01 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesAs the noble Baroness knows, the Government strive to create a sustainable student finance system that both remains responsive to the needs of the wider economy and of the labour…01 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesThis is a very important subject and, I may say, goes wider in terms of critical thinking and understanding the information that we receive both in reality and online. I do not…01 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesWith the greatest respect to the noble Lord, I really do not follow the logic of how the EBacc is damaging the flow to our universities. Humanities and modern foreign languages…01 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesI am unable to give the noble Baroness a precise timeline, but the Government have already acted on cultural and creative education, for example through our investment in the…01 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesMy noble friend is aware that we remain absolutely committed to our international education strategy, which has been extremely successful in terms of both the number of students…01 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesThe noble Lord will be aware that the Government do not impose in any way on universities what subjects they should teach. The noble Lord has done a most marvellous marketing…01 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesMy Lords, we recognise the importance of the creative and performing arts to our economy. While some higher education providers have seen decreases in arts and humanities staff,…01 May 2024HANSARDHigher Education: Arts and HumanitiesWe absolutely agree with the noble Earl that high-quality provision across a range of subjects in the arts and humanities is critical both for our cultural enrichment as a society…01 May 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI am delighted to celebrate with the noble Baroness.25 Apr 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapAs I said, the Government have done extensive work engaging with employers in this area. We have the important work of the Inclusive Britain report. An employer of, say, 250…25 Apr 2024HANSARDEducational Trips and ExchangesMy Lords, I share the noble Baroness’s reflections on the tragic events in Ammanford in Carmarthenshire. I will not try to attempt her expert Welsh pronunciation. I too…25 Apr 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI thank the noble Baroness for her Question. As she will understand, this is a much more complicated area to get meaningful data on. There are five broad categories of ethnicity…25 Apr 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapThe Government agree that it is worth while but not that it should be mandatory. We have developed clear guidance for employers and are seeking case studies from employers…25 Apr 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapOf course. I welcome all employers, including PwC, working with those who have been in the criminal justice system and in prison.25 Apr 2024HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapMy noble friend is right: there are particular groups that have not only a larger ethnicity pay gap but a larger employment gap than other communities. The Government have worked…25 Apr 2024