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HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationI will. Although we have moved away from that particular programme, the most vulnerable young people, in defined groups, do have access to up to £1,200 a year to support their…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Equality of Funding: Post-16 EducationI congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) on securing this important debate. It is fantastic to see so many colleagues from across the House here…25 Feb 2020HANSARDApprenticeships: SMEsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comment. IfATE does evaluate the cost of putting on each apprenticeship scheme, and I regularly meet its representatives. In fact, I met them…13 Feb 2020HANSARDApprenticeships: SMEsOf course, an apprenticeship is a job. We want to ensure it stands out on any CV as a gold standard, lasting that apprentice throughout their career, whichever employer they go to…13 Feb 2020HANSARDApprenticeships: SMEsI congratulate the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) on securing the debate. I warmly welcome his keen interest in apprenticeships and am particularly grateful for his work to…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Social MobilityWe have not yet set a target. I think the aspiration should be that the sky is the limit. This is an extremely important debate that, unfortunately, we did not have enough time…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Social MobilityI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Sir David Evennett) on securing this important debate on social mobility, the issue which inspired me…12 Feb 2020HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on securing the debate, and I warmly welcome his ongoing interest and engagement with the Government’s…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyMy right hon. Friend gives me more credit than my position is due. I am afraid that I do not set the budget, but I assure him that we are keeping everything under review. As he…11 Feb 2020HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyI am conscious of the fact that I need to give my hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester time to sum up. I will certainly meet any Members from the devolved nations to address the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDEducationMy hon. Friend is quite right. The number of children in the care sector is a worry both to me and the Government. That is why we have a number of initiatives to support families…03 Feb 2020HANSARDEducationMy hon. Friend is quite right. The number of children in the care sector is a worry both to me and the Government. That is why we have a number of initiatives to support families…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingI congratulate the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) on securing today’s really important debate. I know that she has been working particularly hard to highlight the…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingThe review is encompassing the EHCPs, and is going to look at exactly those challenges in the system, including the point that was raised by my hon. Friend the Member for…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingWe are looking at the deficit issue, as I have just said, and I am more than happy to meet the hon. Lady about her particular local issue. It is important to spell out the action…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingEvery local authority does indeed have statutory obligations, and as it says on the tin, it should be meeting them. As was raised by a number of Members, these children are some…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingIndeed, but one review—the SEND review—will be published in the first quarter of this year, so we will then be able to make a strategy and move forward with an evidence base. The…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingThe hon. Lady will note that that was a key part of the Conservative party manifesto, which allowed us to gain our majority Government. In conclusion, I am enormously grateful for…29 Jan 2020HANSARDEducationWe have already announced the further £9 million. I completely agree with the hon. Member about the importance of tackling this issue. In fact, our manifesto included a £1 billion…27 Jan 2020HANSARDEducationWe have already announced the further £9 million. I completely agree with the hon. Member about the importance of tackling this issue. In fact, our manifesto included a £1 billion…27 Jan 2020