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HANSARDEducationThe national statutory entitlement is to get the equivalent of GCSE level in maths and English, so that young people aged 19 to 23 have a second chance to get qualifications.…22 Apr 2025HANSARDEducationThe Government inherited a very challenging fiscal context, and we have had to make a small reduction to the overall adult skills budget for next year. However, we will still be…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption BreakdownI appreciate what the hon. Member says. If he was there during the urgent question on Tuesday, he would have heard my regret about the delay. This Government are committed to…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption BreakdownI congratulate my hon. Friend on his adoption, and I know he is a foster carer as well, which is wonderful. I appreciate what he says, and I will indeed take it away and come back…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption BreakdownI thank my hon. Friend for her comments. Adoption can be quite complex, especially when children reach their teenage years, as they are able to make contact through different…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption BreakdownYes, I know Home for Good; I have met the people involved and they do excellent work on fostering and adoption. There is so much more that could be done, so I absolutely take on…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption BreakdownI congratulate the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) on securing this important debate. I have indeed listened and heard his many concerns, issues and…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Universities: Funding and EmploymentIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) on securing a debate on this important…02 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025
Draft East Midlands Combined County Authority (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025
Draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2025I outlined the areas that will be devolved, and I explained how much funding will be given for those devolved areas. The national statutory entitlement is to get the equivalent of…01 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025
Draft East Midlands Combined County Authority (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025
Draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2025I thank the Committee members for their contributions to the debate, and I will endeavour to answer their questions. In response to the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and…01 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025
Draft East Midlands Combined County Authority (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025
Draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025.01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundI congratulate the hon. Member on being a grandfather of six, and I hear the concerns he has raised. I share those concerns, and the Government will continue to work to ensure…01 Apr 2025HANSARDDraft Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025
Draft East Midlands Combined County Authority (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2025
Draft York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Adult Education Functions) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. The draft statutory instruments were laid before the House on 24 February 2025. If they are approved, the Department for…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundI thank my hon. Friend for her concern and her lobbying. Many Members and organisations have lobbied me on this matter. I appreciate all of the therapeutic providers up and down…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundI thank the hon. Member for sharing that information regarding John. I would like to think that many children are being protected from certain information so that it does not…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundI welcome the opportunity to respond to this urgent question. The adoption and special guardianship support fund has for many years provided valuable therapeutic support to…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundGood practice is always being shared across our devolved nations. On the other point that the hon. Lady mentions, I will endeavour to get back to her.01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundI have sort of already answered my hon. Friend’s question. We will ensure that we look at the matter straightaway and that the roll-out takes place straightaway.01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundWe are always keenly working across Departments and within our Department with the Treasury to ensure that we can have enough funds to do the things that we would like to do in…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Adoption and Special Guardianship Support FundWe have no intention of ending the funding. What I will say is that we are pleased that we can announce the funding for 2025-26.01 Apr 2025