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HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]The right hon. Member is absolutely right that these things need to be set out, and they will be set out. This Bill is about transferring the role of IfATE to the Secretary of…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Financial EducationI congratulate the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) on securing a debate on this important subject. I also thank the all-party parliamentary group on…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Children’s Social Care: North-east EnglandMy hon. Friend is right that when money is consistently taken out of public and voluntary services, and when investment is not made in public workers, then our public…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Children’s Social Care: North-east EnglandI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson) on securing this debate. He is absolutely right that early intervention is best. In…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Children in CareIt is a privilege to speak with you in the Chair, Sir John. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Derbyshire Dales (John Whitby) on securing a debate on this important…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Children in CareI thank the hon. Member for that intervention and I look forward to visiting Sussex. In the local government finance settlement, we announced two grants that will double…04 Feb 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsIt is a privilege to speak with you as Chair, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Peterborough (Andrew Pakes) on securing a debate on this subject and on his…04 Feb 2025HANSARDHigher Education Partnership Delivery: Strengthening OversightMy right hon. Friend, the Minister of State, Minister for Skills (Baroness Smith of Malvern) has made the following statement. I am today announcing the publication of a…30 Jan 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsThe Government have an extremely challenging fiscal inheritance and tough choices need to be taken on how funding should be prioritised to generate opportunities for all.…27 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIndependent training providers are an important part of the post-16 education landscape. They are funded to deliver the training that employers and learners need. That supports…27 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAfter the Conservatives left us with a collapsing apprenticeship system as well as skills shortages, Labour has listened to employers and is redrawing the system through Skills…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSixth-form Colleges: Pay AwardI recognise the vital role that sixth-form colleges play, including Luton sixth-form college, and I agree that high-quality staff are what helps to make them great, as well as our…27 Jan 2025HANSARDApprenticeshipsMy hon. Friend is a real champion for students at Buckinghamshire colleges, and indeed for young people across Aylesbury. I know the area she represents very well. After the…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSixth-form Colleges: Pay AwardThe hon. Member will know that industrial relations are a matter for sixth-form colleges themselves, in co-ordination with the sector-led national bargaining arrangement through…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSixth-form Colleges: Pay AwardI reiterate that the one-off £50 million grant will enable colleges to respond to current priorities and challenges as they see fit, including workforce recruitment and retention.…27 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising her concern so passionately. We are aware that Kent county council is taking the necessary steps to best meet the needs of families, and will…27 Jan 2025HANSARDSixth-form Colleges: Pay AwardThe Government do not set or recommend pay in further education. However, in the midst of tough decisions taken at the Budget to fix the foundations, after having been left with a…27 Jan 2025HANSARDClinical AcademicsStudents are incredibly important to our universities, and we have some world-leading universities. I will ask my hon. Friend in the other place to respond to the hon. Gentleman’s…27 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Hubs: KentLocal authorities must engage with families to co-design services and ensure that those services meet their needs. We are investing £126 million in family hubs, Start for Life,…27 Jan 2025HANSARDFamily Hubs: KentLabour’s plan for change will get a record share of children ready for school, hitting key developmental targets by the age of five. Family hubs will play a crucial part in that.…27 Jan 2025