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HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentMy hon. Friend is right: the wider student experience has been extremely impacted over the last year, despite the hard work of universities and student unions. UUK is sharing best…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentUniversities are autonomous institutions and all run their own assessments, so every single one of them is different in this respect. However, the Government are advocating that…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI can indeed. I agree with my hon. Friend that testing plays an important part in mitigating the risk of transmission and assure him that under no circumstances will any student…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentWe are confident that in-person teaching and learning can be delivered in a covid-secure environment; the area of concern has been and always will be the mass movement of students…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentUniversities continue to make significant investments in student and staff safety—including updated risk assessments, assessments of adequate ventilation and covid-secure measures…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentThe difference is that we have started from a position of unlocking £256 million so that universities can support hardship. That is on top of the new money of £85 million that we…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentMy hon. Friend is correct. Universities should support the return of students for mental health reasons and those who have inadequate study spaces. Universities can now reopen a…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI regularly engage with universities. Just yesterday, I spoke to Universities UK and also held a taskforce with university sector representatives. We need an approach that is fair…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI would like to remark on the resilience of students during this pandemic. University staff have worked tirelessly to ensure that students did not have to put their academic…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentOnce again, I reiterate that the Government appreciate how difficult and challenging this has been for students. It has not been the university experience that any of us would…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentWe had to make this decision on balance in relation to all the things that we were relaxing, because everything—even something with the slightest risk—could impact our pathway out…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI assure the hon. Member that I have put energy into fighting for these students. That is exactly why I prioritised ensuring that they can graduate on time, in creative and…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI agree with my hon. Friend, and that is why we are focused on getting money into the pockets of the students who need it now. Universities have flexibility in how they distribute…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentThe scheme in Northern Ireland has aimed to support those in financial hardship, as we have, but what we have done is slightly different. We have distributed £70 million and now…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentWe have continued to review the evidence. We did a comprehensive review over Easter, taking advice from the likes of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer and the Chief Medical Officer…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI would like to clarify that the Government do not charge £9,250 for tuition fees; universities do, as autonomous institutions. The Government set the maximum level at which…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentThe Government do indeed expect the quantity and quality of teaching to be maintained and to continue to be accessible for all, whether it is delivered in person or online.…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI assure the hon. Member that we are confident that in-person teaching and learning can be delivered in covid-secure environments, but the area of concern has and always will be…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentUniversity staff have worked exceptionally hard over the past year to enable students to continue learning, and I want to take this opportunity to once again thank them for that.…15 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentI agree with the hon. Gentleman that it has been an extremely challenging and disruptive year for students, and I assure him that students have never been and will never be an…15 Apr 2021