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HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an interesting point. I am not specifically aware of the intended provision that he raised but, absolutely, the strength of his oratory on the issues facing…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)In the evidence session, we heard the Minister at pains to encourage our witnesses to say that as a result of the new approach there might be greater collaboration between the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend is more generous than I am; he touches on one of the crucial parts of this entire debate. For the measures to have the force that we all hope for, providers have to…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)My hon. Friend raises an important point. In this place, we often talk about the cost of learning as if the major cost to an employer is paying for the training. Of course, one of…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister give way again?23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)How does that capital allocation compare with the number of colleges that had, were in the process of negotiating, or have received offers for, private sector loans in advance of…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)If I have understood correctly, the Minister is effectively saying that what makes up a credit is up to the providers. They can decide what constitutes a credit, 10 credits or…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)I do not intend to dwell on these two amendments; my hon. Friend the Member for Warwick and Leamington has forcefully set out their purpose. Regarding the consultation, given what…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)This is a crucial point. We have already heard about the 27% cuts to the further education sector between 2010 and 2019. The Minister was at pains to say, “Well, there are some…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)I want to come in at this moment, because we would all hope that learners who are looking for work and on universal credit might, as part of their efforts to get another job, take…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q On your own institutions providing level 4 and 5 courses—with level 6 coming further downstream—do you anticipate offering significant numbers of those courses, or will you wait…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q On the number of new students who are likely to take up learning opportunities and would not have done so without this provision, how much of a game changer do you believe this…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q You will be aware that the legislation envisages moving from an academic to a course year, which can start at any time and run for 12 months from there. Universities, like…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you have any concerns about the delivery of this approach or how it would operate for learners who are transferring from one institution to another? Do you think that there…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Do you anticipate that this will mainly be utilised by learners who are in work currently and are looking to develop their careers, whose employers are looking to develop their…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q What role do you believe there is for local employers in deciding which courses are on offer through the LLE? Professor Press: While local employers will not provide the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q I will not ask you to name the forward-thinking institutions, but is there a danger that the Russell Group universities will say this is not for them, and it will be what some…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Clearly, success partly depends on the number of institutions at which students will be able to access these courses. Rachel, will you spell out the incentives for higher…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Finally, there is currently no involvement of the apprenticeship levy in the design of this system. What role would you expect existing initiatives, like the apprenticeship…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q There are several things that could result in this not leading to the amount of take-up that we all hope for, and one of those is not enough institutions actually offering…21 Mar 2023