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HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)It may come as no surprise that I often do agree with my hon. Friend. He genuinely has insight into and expertise in this sector. I have a particular concern from not only the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend is right to cite the evidence of Professor Rigby, and we heard from others on this point. There is a very real risk here, and none of us should underestimate that.…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)It might be disappointing that my hon. Friend the Member for Brighton, Kemptown cannot be with us today, but it is probably in all our interests that he did not come in, given…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)Thank you, Sir Robert, in advance of this morning’s sitting, and thanks to the Clerks for all their work hitherto. I thought that the evidence sessions the other day were useful.…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship this afternoon, Mrs Cummins, and to welcome everyone back for this second sitting of the day. We had a constructive discussion on…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 1, page 3, line 16, at end insert— “(4A) Regulations made under this paragraph must provide for the default number of credits to be no more…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)I hear what the Minister has said. I would like to believe the point about what might happen with the credit definition, and I appreciate that it is referenced elsewhere, but it…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move amendment 3, in clause 1, page 2, line 5, at end insert— “in consultation with relevant higher education sector stakeholders.” This amendment would ensure that in…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)It is interesting to hear the voice of one of my hon. Friend’s local colleges in Middlesborough. The need for standardisation is at the heart of the issue; as I say, where this is…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important and pressing point, which is perhaps more pressing to certain of us than others—23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 1, page 5, line 3, at end insert— “(4) When making regulations under paragraph 1B, 1C or 1F, the Secretary of State must have regard to the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)We have had a pretty healthy debate on the amendments. I particularly appreciated the contribution of my hon. Friend the Member for Chesterfield, who has expertise specifically…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you for joining us, David. I am concerned that, although there will clearly be some advantage in terms of driving and hopefully improving the numbers who access FE and HE…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q Just a brief question in the remaining seconds. I am not asking this for personal reasons, but do you have any views on the age cap of 60 for accessing the lifelong loan…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q You mentioned that you would like to see, as I think we all would, greater progression from levels 1 and 2; what more should be done to encourage progression from those levels…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q Dr Norton, do you want to come in on that? Then I have a specific question for you. Dr Norton: I was just going to say that the LLE consultation response document says that…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q For the measurement of quality, how do you see modules being given some sort of sense of currency by OfS or whoever? Professor Rigby: The geek in me would say that all modules…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q May I start with a couple of questions to you, Professor Rigby? On how the legislation is written, I have sensed concern elsewhere about giving the Secretary of State powers to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Ellen. I am afraid you are very much the centre of our attention for the time being. I will ask specifically about quality, as I understand that you have a certain…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q Related to that financial forecasting, one concern that the Government have been raising in the last year or so has been about continuation completion. What is your experience…21 Mar 2023