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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Touhig, for bringing forward his amendment. Although it is always a pleasure to stand at the Dispatch Box on behalf of the Government, it is…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I shall first resist the temptation to respond to the noble Baroness’s comment that she has been in opposition too long. I pay tribute to all noble Lords who have…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, Amendment 76A relates to intervention in FE college and sixth-form college corporations and designated institutions. The measures that we set out in Clause 22, to which…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I speak to government Amendments 76B and Amendment 101 in my name. They relate to the high-level quality rating, which is currently the teaching excellence and student…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their contributions, particularly the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Addington, and his thanks for this technical amendment to fix an error in…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]At least I am consistent in forgetting twice. I beg the noble Lord’s pardon. We have no intention not to fund the IB going forward, but I will write to him with the statistics.19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]I begin by thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, for moving Amendment 77 on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Storey. It would make it a criminal offence to provide or advertise…19 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the Noble Lord, Lord Watson, for tabling this amendment and have great sympathy with its purpose. The Government know that many learners need more flexible…19 Jul 2021HANSARDEducation (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill [HL]My Lords, I offer my congratulations, too, to the noble Lord, Lord Knight, on securing a Second Reading for his Education (Environment and Sustainable Citizenship) Bill and for…16 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for tabling these amendments. We completely agree with him and the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, that designated employer…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for the engagement that we have had since the first day of Committee. I assure the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, that this legislation is…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, these amendments relate to the measures that support the implementation of the Government’s reforms to align the majority of technical qualifications to employer-led…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to be able to speak to this group of amendments relating to publication and response to local skills improvement plans. We expect them to be an important…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for the agreement in principle that a list of independent training providers is a requirement, as I believe it was suggested in this House…15 Jul 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]My Lords, the external quality assurance of apprenticeships’ end-point assessment is a vital tool in ensuring that all apprentices receive a robust, high-quality assessment. In…15 Jul 2021HANSARDEarly Years Foundation Stage (Miscellaneous Amendments) and Childcare Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2021My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Watson, for tabling this Motion and I welcome the opportunity to discuss the regulations. I also thank the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny…13 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsThe noble Lord is correct. Engaging with unions and head teachers has been an important part of what the department has done over these times. The guidance we have issued has been…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsMy Lords, we have outlined some of the details that the noble Earl outlined on personal protective equipment. In relation to the advice that it will not be necessary to use masks…08 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Education SettingsMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Watson and Lord Storey, for their thanks to the hundreds of thousands of teachers and support staff, and for the work of parents…08 Jul 2021