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HANSARDCovid-19: Youth UnemploymentIs the Minister aware that youth unemployment was discovered to be at 20% by the Resolution Foundation last September? The Sutton Trust has said that graduate unemployment is at…02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Youth Unemployment[ Inaudible ]—apprenticeships concerned, 70% were postponed or cancelled. Can I be heard or not? It says: “Your internet connection is unstable”. Shall I continue?02 Feb 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Youth UnemploymentIs the Minister aware—[ Inaudible . ]02 Feb 2021HANSARDSkills for Jobs White PaperMy Lords, I am very disappointed that university technical colleges are not mentioned at all in the White Paper for 16 to 18. We fulfil the very first sentence of the White Paper,…26 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: GCSE and A-level ExamsMy Lords, I declare an interest as the founder of the university technical colleges. Is the Minister aware that on 26 November, some 798,000 students were due to attend school?…03 Dec 2020HANSARDCarbon EmissionsIs the Minister aware that there is a shortage of technicians to build and maintain wind farms? Environmental engineering is not taught in any of our schools. As a result, a group…09 Nov 2020HANSARDYouth UnemploymentTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the estimate by the Office for National Statistics in Labour market overview, UK: October 2020 , published on 13 October, that…15 Oct 2020HANSARDYouth UnemploymentIn July, about a quarter of a million 18 year-olds left schools, sixth-forms and other colleges. Most of them are now on the unemployment register. I accept that Kickstart will…15 Oct 2020HANSARDSocial MobilityMy Lords, I must declare my interest as the promoter of university technical colleges, which are major agents of social mobility, as we have a very challenging intake. I give just…15 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationMy Lords, I fully support the speech made by the Prime Minister a week ago in Devon, when he set an ambitious target of equalising practical and technical education with academic…06 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19: School Students Learning From HomeWhen schools are disrupted or closed by Covid, the Government’s policy is that remote education will be provided immediately. That is impractical and virtually impossible. Last…05 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation: A-level ResultsAlgorithms were a failure this year; they will not happen next year. Today, there are thousands of students—possibly even hundreds of thousands of students—who are not at school…23 Sept 2020HANSARDExaminations: A-level and GCSEThree independent research bodies have now reported that during lockdown a fifth of students had no access to a computer or had access for less than an hour—that is, 1.7 million…15 Sept 2020HANSARDSchools: Arts TeachingI declare my chairmanship of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, which sustains and supports 48 university technical colleges. I am afraid that I do not share the Minister’s…22 Jul 2020HANSARDEmployment: Young PeopleI declare my interest as chairman of the Baker Dearing trust, which promotes university technical colleges. Is the Minister aware that on Friday of next week, about 300,000 18…20 Jul 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Autumn OpeningMy Lords, I am particularly concerned about the less gifted and disadvantaged children when schools open. Many have lost three months of teaching, yet they will be expected to…08 Jul 2020HANSARDSchools: Online Support for PupilsI declare my interest as chairman of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, which promotes university technical colleges. Is the Minister aware that, this morning, 47 of the 48…18 Jun 2020HANSARDEducation Settings: Wider OpeningIt is 80 days from today until September, when secondary schools are expected to open. Those are 80 days during which schools will be closed, padlocked and empty. I think that…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: SchoolsMy Lords, I declare my interest as chairman of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust, which supports university technical colleges. I am concerned about disadvantaged students, of…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic BuildingsMy Lords, this has been an absolutely fascinating and well-informed debate. I say, “Well done, Patrick.” I am the vice-chairman of the Cartoon Museum in London, which has now…21 May 2020