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HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you mind expanding on that difference between credit-based and fixed fees, for the benefit of us around the table? Professor Press: As I understand it—forgive me if I have…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Professor, could we come back to the financial implications and the administrative side of delivering this in institutions? Could you expand on how you think it will work? How…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, professor. I will start with questions about the funding model for higher education institutions. What impact do you think the introduction of the lifelong loan…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 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Rachel, I am keen to understand how you see this fitting within the current regulatory landscape for higher education, particularly in the light of what it is fair to describe as…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q I understand that, and I do not think you are alone in not having done the modelling. I guess if you are talking about a 30-credit module versus a traditional year of, say, 120…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 Okay. I know that in Canada, for example, they offer 10, don’t they? That seems to be quite successful. Professor Peck: Yes. You can bundle them, actually, can’t you? You can…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Finally, can I just ask you about the future of the apprenticeship levy? It is currently not written into, or not within, this legislation. How do you see that sitting alongside…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseCan we have a debate in Government time on the delivery of infrastructure in new developments, such as those south of Warwick and Leamington? We have a new school being built…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Security of Government DevicesI am slightly surprised at the delay in introducing this, because I was under the impression that we had been briefed nine to 12 months ago by the security services that there was…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationMr Deputy Speaker, you probably did not hear an interview I did with BBC Coventry and Warwickshire Radio back in 2021. I was talking about the pandemic. I said that inflation was…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationI will not, because we are short of time. Corporation tax is rising to 25% from 19%. George Osborne told us that we had to reduce it from 29%, which would ensure increased…15 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityI do not know Sue Gray; I know her only by virtue of her reputation. I do weigh on the words of Lord Maude, which we heard just a moment ago, that she is a person of the utmost…06 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Zero Emissions2. What recent progress he has made on the implementation of the zero emission mandate for electric vehicles. [R]02 Mar 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Zero EmissionsThe industry is extremely concerned about the timings, and fears that it will be left with just six months before implementation on 1 January 2024. Most industry observers would…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Labour Market ActivityI will start by putting my remarks in the context of our economic situation. We are predicted to have the worst growth of any G20 nation bar Russia, which is, of course, heavily…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillThe Minister is a decent individual, so I ask that we have sufficient time to consider the response before Committee, given that it has been 10 months since the consultation.27 Feb 2023HANSARDAdult UpskillingYouGov polling published today shows that 40% of workers want to learn a new skill to get a better job, and almost as many want to see more investment in skills. The Conservatives…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the Secretary of State. I share a lot of her view on the importance of lifelong learning and how it transform lives, and the passion with which she…27 Feb 2023