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HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEWhen Ofqual consulted on these matters, it considered whether to introduce not just choice of topic but choice at question level; its opinion was actually that that would…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, as noble Lords will be aware, the universities are autonomous institutions, but they are regulated by the Office for Students. Under that regulatory framework, they have…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, the alteration to the spoken element of foreign language examinations is only for one year; it has not been scrapped. There will be a change to the assessment, but that…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, this Government are committed to ensuring that students taking A-levels and GCSE exams in 2021 receive the qualifications that they deserve. Exams are the fairest way of…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, the Government are of course concerned about catch-up for all students. In relation to disadvantaged students, £350 million is being made available for tutoring, and…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, the guidance put out by Ofqual outlined that schools should teach the breadth of the curriculum, but there have been changes to certain subjects, particularly at GCSE,…15 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEMy Lords, the Minister for Higher Education, Michelle Donelan, has been meeting, at times daily, with a higher education task force. In relation to A-levels, there have been many…15 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, the contribution of the Government is huge in this area: 1.4 million children receive free school meals. The Government introduced free school meal entitlement in 2014…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, Marcus Rashford’s contribution to this debate was indeed welcome; it was a tribute to the fair and free democracy that we enjoy. He put his name behind the…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, this Government are determined to ensure that children eat healthily and lead active lives. We welcome the National Food Strategy’s recent report and will carefully…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, it is indeed to the Government’s great credit that £380 million was paid out to support people during the pandemic with food vouchers for free school meals. One of the…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, with the return of schools over the last couple of weeks, in most environments the school kitchens will now be up and running and providing food. For those limited…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, since 2018 the Government have funded summer learning to the tune of £9 million a year. It was open to schools to use some of the catch-up funding announced at the end…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, there will be a census in October that will take into account the number of students now eligible to claim free school meals, and funding will follow that. I pay tribute…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, it is indeed important to plan. In relation to the two previous vacation periods, the Government made those vouchers available. As I said, it is a welcome part of our…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Free Holiday Meals and ActivitiesMy Lords, I assure the noble Lord that the Government are listening to all who contribute in this area. He will be aware that school food standards in this country are a matter of…14 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, in relation to the situations the noble Lord outlined, yes, there were meetings between Ofqual and the department. We always knew that there were limitations within the…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, until students enrol at the end of this month—clearing is still going on at the moment—we will not know the enrolment for this year and the implications for higher…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, in this sector I have outlined where the responsibilities of Ofqual and the department are in relation to this matter. I myself am bound by ministerial responsibility.…02 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full OpeningMy Lords, I always try to come very well prepared, particularly on special educational needs and disabilities, but on that issue, which I think may be within the province of…02 Sept 2020