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HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Scotland’s Education SystemAs the hon. Lady will know, officials from the Department for Education and the Scotland Office have met the GTCS to discuss these concerns and have passed them to those who are…23 Nov 2020HANSARDHealthcare Higher Education FundingThe Government keep the funding arrangements for the education of all pre-registration undergraduate and postgraduate NHS health professions under close review to ensure that…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur universities are world leading when it comes to research, and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently published a road map. This is a priority for…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the end-of-term break, our top priority is January, and we will be ensuring that the welfare of students, staff and communities in higher education providers is at the…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Tuition FeesYes, that is exactly what I said. The Department has allocated that money across educational settings and care leavers in higher education can access that. However, we have…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Tuition FeesThe whole purpose of having that first stage is for the university to have a chance to deal with the complaint, as there might be opportunities to do so that do not include…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Tuition FeesYou will correct me if I am wrong, Sir David, but I believe that question is slightly out of scope for a petition on higher education. In relation to higher education, my…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Tuition FeesI congratulate the hon. Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans)—is that right?16 Nov 2020HANSARD Tuition FeesI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate, and I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to a number of the points that he and other hon. Members have…16 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Students Returning HomeAs a Government we have made a commitment to ensure students living at university will be able to go home at the end of term, if they choose to do so. Today, I am announcing the…11 Nov 2020HANSARDEducation: Equality of OpportunityAs our Prime Minister often says, talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. This Government have made it our mission to rectify that, and equality of opportunity lies…21 Oct 2020HANSARDEducation: Equality of OpportunityIt is vital that we raise school standards and outcomes across the education sector and that we raise and level up our country. That is why we established Opportunity North East,…21 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (revocation) regulations 2020I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (Revocation) Regulations 2020. The background…20 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (revocation) regulations 2020I was going to come on to that, but as the hon. Lady is eager, I will address those questions now. Drop-out rates are a matter of concern to me and the Department in any year. We…20 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (revocation) regulations 2020I thank the hon. Lady for supporting the spirit behind the revocation, as well as the purpose of the original regulations. In terms of our exams policy for next year, the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDDraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Student Support) (England) (Coronavirus) (revocation) regulations 2020Indeed. It is important to incentivise all international students. When we read the media reports a few months ago, it looked as though the numbers would drop off a cliff, but…20 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT-levels are a fantastic initiative that the Government have rolled out, and I will certainly speak to the Skills Minister and meet my hon. Friend to discuss how this issue can be…12 Oct 2020HANSARDUniversity Teaching and Student Services: Covid-19Universities are offering blended learning unless they have moved to a higher covid tier, in conjunction with their local Public Health England team. But let me be clear: no…12 Oct 2020HANSARDUniversity STEM SubjectsDyson’s UK site is based just outside my constituency, and I must declare that it has twice sponsored the Wiltshire Festival of Engineering, which I have organised. I am delighted…12 Oct 2020HANSARDOnline Learning: Universities and Covid-19I will begin with the Christmas guidance, which is certainly not late—I am sure the hon. Lady will understand that it is important that we get this right. I am working with the…12 Oct 2020