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HANSARDQualificationsActually, the UTCs are a mixed picture. Some have achieved that link with local employers, where they have strong themes and do outreach. I hosted a round table of the successful…03 Nov 2020HANSARDQualificationsMy Lords, we have announced reforms to higher technical qualifications and are consulting on reforms to qualifications at level 3 and below to provide clearer and simpler…03 Nov 2020HANSARDQualificationsThe noble Lord is correct that there is a bewildering array of qualifications. At level 3, there are over 12,000 qualifications. The consultation that is out at the moment will…03 Nov 2020HANSARDQualificationsThe noble and learned Lord is correct that young people need to be aware of this. Therefore, we have ensured that the Careers & Enterprise Company, as well as the first providers,…03 Nov 2020HANSARDQualificationsMy Lords, unfortunately, at the beginning of the apprenticeship enhancement, certain apprenticeships, particularly at level 2, were not of the value that both employers and…03 Nov 2020HANSARDQualificationsThe 12-month minimum period was brought in, as I said to the right reverend Prelate, when we had shorter apprenticeships and had to ensure that, by law, an apprenticeship meant a…03 Nov 2020HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2020My Lords, I will remind us of the background to these regulations and the circumstances leading to the introduction of student number controls. On 4 May 2020, my right honourable…29 Oct 2020HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2020. Relevant document: 30th Report…29 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation (Exemption from School and Further Education Institutions Inspections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, I am grateful for the thoughtful and helpful insights given during this important debate, and I hope to cover many of the comments that have been made this afternoon. I…29 Oct 2020HANSARDHigher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2020I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions this afternoon. In the time available, I shall seek to deal with the many issues that have been outlined. I say to the noble…29 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation (Exemption from School and Further Education Institutions Inspections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020That the Grand Committee do consider the Education (Exemption from School and Further Education Institutions Inspections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. Relevant…29 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation (Exemption from School and Further Education Institutions Inspections) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020My Lords, it might appear slightly incongruous to be discussing today the lifting of an exemption from routine inspection that applies to certain outstanding schools and colleges…29 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disparate ImpactMy Lords, noble Lords will have heard me earlier make reference to the fact that the children of many people who have “no recourse to public funds” have been able to access free…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disparate ImpactMy Lords, yes. As I have mentioned, one of the other factors in the disparity is that working-age men are more likely to die of Covid than working-age women. In relation to…27 Oct 2020HANSARDFree School MealsMany noble Lords of all parties and none can recall circumstances in which their own needs, whether that be housing or food, were not met through the circumstances of their…27 Oct 2020HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, the method used by the Scottish and Welsh Governments is, in fact, a similar methodology to the local authority welfare assistance fund, as it is through local councils…27 Oct 2020HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, yes, indeed. Many schools in 17 local authorities are open during the holidays, and the Government have provided £9 million to fund holiday clubs that include food as…27 Oct 2020HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, on the local authority welfare assistance fund, the noble Lord is correct that the 12-week period ends at the end of October/beginning of November. It does cover the…27 Oct 2020HANSARDFree School MealsMy Lords, the Government are determined to ensure that children are supported throughout this pandemic. We recognise that these are unprecedented and difficult times for some…27 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Disparate ImpactMy Lords, the noble Lord raises a very difficult issue. Many of us will have seen footage of the situation for many families when outside support was removed during the period of…27 Oct 2020