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HANSARDDraft Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Draft trade marks (Amendment Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018Absolutely. Trademark protections that are currently in force will continue to be in force, as a result of these regulations. The specific brand names that my hon. Friend talked…17 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018The hon. Lady makes an incredibly important point. When we look at the groups in our HE system, we have the Russell Group universities and groups such as GuildHE. I met…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018I will come to the hon. Gentleman’s heckle in a moment. I wanted to start on a point of agreement, which is that Members on both sides of the Committee share the ambition that we…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018I politely disagree with the hon. Gentleman on discouraging access. The figures demonstrate that, when students have been asked about potential two-year degree routes—in the…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018On the point around charging per year versus the overall charging mechanism across three years, they will still be charged £22,000 instead of £27,000.14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018The hon. Lady’s point about a review mechanism is welcome, and I entirely agree with her that it is important. We have the ability to analyse data to a greater extent than in the…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018What Middlesex and other institutions have done is to say that those who are working in the summer months have the opportunity to find their research time elsewhere in the year.…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018When it comes to access and participation, one of the Government’s key commitments is to ensure that, regardless of their background, people are able to go to university, if they…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018To take the hon. Lady’s point about quality and rigour, we would never want an accelerated degree course to be seen as a poor man’s degree— as somehow less rigorous and less…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018That is a good point. As I have said, Buckingham has had accelerated degrees for 40 years, and I have a list of publicly funded HEs that I could share with the Committee, but…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018. It is a pleasure to serve under your…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018As the new Universities Minister, I am keen to be seen not just as a Minister for students. I am Minister for everyone in the HE sphere, and that covers mature students as well.…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018I have been the Minister for a month, and I have been to about eight HE institutions so far. I have an ambition to reach them all. Whether I will be able to do that as a new…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018I am coming to the end of my speech, but I will take one more intervention. I have been quite generous to the hon. Gentleman, and I am sure he will be able to come in again later,…14 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits for Accelerated Courses) (England) Regulations 2018I thank the Committee for taking time to consider the regulations. I will turn to points made by the shadow Minister in what was a rather wide-ranging speech. Turning to some of…14 Jan 2019HANSARDOuter Space Act: (Isle of Man)The Government intend to extend, to the Isle of Man, the provision for a limit to be set on an operator’s liability to indemnify the Government against claims brought for loss or…10 Jan 2019HANSARDYouth EntrepreneurshipA total of 390,000 18 to 24-year olds are involved in starting businesses in the UK, and the British Business Bank has provided £52 million in start-up loans to young people since…08 Jan 2019HANSARDYouth EntrepreneurshipAbsolutely. Indeed, as a Minister also in the Department for Education, I work with that Department and understand the importance of ensuring that young people develop…08 Jan 2019HANSARDYouth EntrepreneurshipI understand that Sam French is a young entrepreneur selling homemade gingerbread men and women. I congratulate him on his success. Perhaps he may like to send some to you to…08 Jan 2019HANSARDUK Space IndustryAbsolutely. I join my hon. Friend in congratulating Teledyne e2v on its involvement in NASA’s New Horizons mission. The stunning image of that distant world showcases UK…08 Jan 2019