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HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillThe noble Lord is talking to an amendment that comes up later.14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Rosser and Lord Kennedy of Southwark, for tabling Amendments 54 and 55 and to the noble Baroness, Lady Jolly, for tabling…14 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI am sorry if I clumsily inserted the response to the question from the noble Baroness in my speech. We are understandably waiting for the review to finish its work; I do not want…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, we need to bring our proceedings to an end for this evening, so I beg to move that the debate on this amendment be adjourned.09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillWe have had some useful discussions with the right reverend Prelate already and we would be very happy to continue those, particularly with my noble friend the Minister and our…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, for moving Amendment 25, with its purpose to sunset the regulation-making power in Clause 4. As the noble Lord, Lord Kennedy of Southwark,…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI thank both noble Lords for their comments. They reinforce the passion of the advocacy made by noble Lords this evening, across a very wide range of sectors and subject areas. I…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, this has been a powerful and moving debate. I begin by mentioning the tragic case of Mercy Baguma, as raised by the noble Lord, Lord Alton of Liverpool. Like him, I was…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I am not sure whether the noble Lord is speaking to the same set of amendments as we are. We are speaking to Amendments 30 and 68. It might be convenient to move on to…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI will deal with the third question first. I am afraid the evidence will flow from the review that I mentioned in my response, which will of course come to your Lordships’ House…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillI thank the noble Lords who tabled these amendments for the passion with which they introduced them and all noble Lords who have participated in, notwithstanding the hour, an…09 Sept 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for moving Amendment 33 and the noble Lords, Lord Judd, Lord Tyler and Lord Rosser, for their contributions to this short but…09 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019The noble Baroness is right. This has been an extraordinarily difficult year both in schools and for universities, and we have worked closely with both to make sure they are…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019That is a sensible suggestion, which I shall take back to the department. The noble Baroness is absolutely right to point out the important work that universities do to increase…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019I have not seen the research that my noble friend cites, but I will certainly look it up and read it with interest. He is right that our reforms have been focused on breaking the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019The noble Lord is absolutely right to point out the important work done by teachers in raising aspirations and encouraging pupils. I know that as a comprehensive schoolboy who…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019I will certainly follow up on that. As I say, the Office for Students has a responsibility to work with universities that want to charge the higher-rate fees to have such plans in…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019My Lords, there are no national targets, but all higher education providers that want to charge higher-level fees need to have an access and participation plan agreed by the…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019My Lords, my noble friend is absolutely right that, when it comes to higher education, the seeds of equal opportunity are sown much earlier. It has been the Government’s mission…08 Sept 2020HANSARDUCAS End of Cycle Report 2019My Lords, the Government are committed to transforming the lives of young people so that they can go as far as their hard work and talent will carry them, regardless of their…08 Sept 2020