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HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19I could not agree more regarding the fantastic contribution that our nursing and medical students have made throughout this pandemic. We owe them so much. I work closely with the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19University lecturers and university support staff have worked really hard to maintain the quality of provision, but I am under no illusions about the fact that some students feel…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19We continue to monitor the situation to see how long this will last and the impact the money we have allocated is having on students. Our priority was to put money into the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19We continue to monitor the situation, but removing the debt would not help students here and now, who we know are facing challenges as a result of this pandemic. That needs to be…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19This is something I am particularly passionate about. At every stage, I have reiterated to institutions the importance of mental health and wellbeing provision, and moving that…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19I have seen many examples of innovative and dynamic tuition throughout this period, but we have been clear that we expect quality, quantity and accessibility. I know that some…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19We know that the pandemic has had an impact on student finances, including those of international students. Let me be clear: no students, no matter their origin, should be left in…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19I have been clear throughout the pandemic that consumer law has not changed, and Competition and Markets Authority statements confirm that fact and the law’s applicability to…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19We urge all accommodation providers, especially the large providers, to be as flexible as they possibly can and to have students’ best interests at heart, and we have seen the…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19The money that we have allocated will go to the Office for Students and then be allocated to universities, which we believe are best placed to make those decisions. Students…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19I am actively working with the higher education sector, and at a weekly taskforce meeting we discuss these very topics—how we can catch up and ensure that all students are able to…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19I, too, am a massive fan of the Open University and the way that it has allowed higher education in this country to be much more flexible and accessible for all. I completely…03 Feb 2021HANSARDSupport for University Students: Covid-19I certainly am not responsible for the Budget, so I could not comment on that, but I do work very closely with my Welsh counterpart on issues pertaining not only to students but…03 Feb 2021HANSARDHigher Education: Student Hardship FundingThe Government recognise that this academic year has been incredibly difficult for students. We asked most students not to return to campus at the beginning of this term because…02 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Music EducationI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton South (Andrew Lewer) on securing this debate on such an important topic. I stress that the Government remain committed to…08 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Higher Education in Spring TermAs a Government we made the commitment that students living at university will be able to go home at the end of term if they need or choose to do so. We also recognise the…03 Dec 2020HANSARDHealthcare Higher Education FundingI echo the hon. Member’s sentiment about the true value that nursing students and graduates have given this country during one of the hardest times that we have faced. The…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Scotland’s Education SystemThroughout the development of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill proposals and preceding White Paper, the UK Government have engaged constructively with many businesses,…23 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Scotland’s Education SystemI can indeed confirm that it will not interfere with the Scottish Government’s ability to charge no fees for university students.23 Nov 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Scotland’s Education SystemWe have listened to the concerns about the Bill’s provision covering the mutual recognition of professional qualifications and have decided to exclude the teaching profession, so…23 Nov 2020