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HANSARDLifelong 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 I have a question for each of the witnesses. First, Sir David, prior to your current role, you were for a period the permanent secretary at the Department for Education. This…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 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 (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 At that stage of their careers, the prospect of taking on debt did not dissuade them? Julie Charge: No—of the people who took part and were recruited to that course, 50% took up…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 2023HANSARDFinancial Statement and Budget ReportYou’ll be gone by then.15 Mar 2023HANSARDHS2: Revised Timetable and BudgetWe all look forward to seeing more detail about the note that my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) spoke about, but the least surprising thing she said…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. It is great to see you back in your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. To be fair to the Defence Secretary, he has been very candid that 13 years of this Government have, in his…13 Mar 2023HANSARDBritish ShipbuildingNotwithstanding what the Secretary of State has said, we know that many aspects of the shipbuilding industry feel that our Government have been less supportive of them than some…30 Jan 2023HANSARDGP Appointments: Chesterfield, Derbyshire and England11. If he will make an assessment of the adequacy of GP appointment availability in (a) Chesterfield constituency, (b) Derbyshire and (c) England.24 Jan 2023HANSARDGP Appointments: Chesterfield, Derbyshire and EnglandI thank the Minister for that answer. We know that there are GP appointment difficulties everywhere, but we also know that it is much more difficult in more deprived communities.…24 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. As others have done, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) on securing…24 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s point about the value of apprenticeships to the NHS. I asked the Government a question about how much was unspent from the NHS…24 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportI accept the hon. Gentleman’s point. He has corrected me on what he said, but it is none the less the case that fewer apprenticeships are now being provided across the board than…24 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportI want to give the Minister enough time to wind up, but I will allow the hon. Gentleman to intervene very quickly.24 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportOkay. I thank the hon. Gentleman for that clarification. Britain is not alone in having a skills or apprenticeship levy, but the way we handle it is quite unique. As a result,…24 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportI was just coming to the crescendo, Mr Hollobone. As I say, those from small towns or villages are less likely to find apprenticeships available. Those from black and ethnic…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Prepayment MetersWith respect, the Minister’s response to this urgent question has been utterly pathetic. The truth is that the voluntary approach the Government have taken is not working, as has…23 Jan 2023