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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)On a point of order, Mrs Miller. I appreciate the Minister’s apology—these things happen—but I was under the impression that in the event of a Minister being unable to move a…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for moving the clause; he was not here to move clauses 14 or 15 stand part. He has offered no apology to the Committee. As we did not have the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)On a point of order, Mrs Miller. Am I correct that new clause 1 has not been put to the Committee? I expected us to deal with it alongside clause 14. In the absence of the…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Sixth sitting)Clause 26 sets out in detail some additional powers relating to further education colleges in England, and the desire of the Secretary of State to intervene. The intervention…07 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)Apologies for the slight delay, Mrs Miller, I was still musing on how long ago it was that my hon. Friend went to university. It was quite a shock. The points he made are…07 Dec 2021HANSARDYoung People: High-quality JobsThe Secretary of State referred to apprenticeships in his original answer. We believe that they are a key way to help young people into high-quality jobs, but the introduction of…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend on his Bill. Many people watching the debate may think it is purely about the household stars and that we are arguing over people who are already…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI appreciate the positive narrative that the Minister is giving to the Bill, but I am very concerned about what he said about Spotify and by the sense that Spotify offering…03 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. It is feature of the Government’s approach, particularly to skills, that they set up pilots and then reach a conclusion before it is…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I thank the Minister for that very brief response—the Opposition have heard it. It is important that there is clarity about where people are able to find these conditions. We are…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Absolutely. That is particularly important because organisations such as local enterprise partnerships, the Office for Students and others operate on a statutory level, with…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)My hon. Friend makes another incredibly important point. It is something that people should naturally accept. I will be very interested to hear the Minister’s response. That was…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)Labour welcomes T-levels in principle but has concerns about their implementation. The current cohort of pupils in the first year is pretty small, and there is insufficient…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I agree with my hon. Friend. The hon. Member for Great Grimsby said she speaks to employers in her constituency who say that they are not able to attract employees with the skills…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)With regard to clause 2, we remain of the view that without amendment 37, which the Committee decided to vote against on Tuesday, the Government will be introducing a good idea…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)On a point of order, Mr Efford. I do not think we have dealt with new clause 3. Did we?02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying that. I did understand that. When I used the phrase “control much of the adult education and skills budget”, I meant that the…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Lady, whose contribution I did not entirely agree with. However, it has been so rare in our debates to have contributions from…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)Absolutely, and the Government have been accused of treating Parliament with contempt. What we ask for here is an important change that would lead to an annual report to…02 Dec 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting)This clause is obviously necessary, given the votes that have taken place already. It outlines the circumstances in which the Secretary of State can remove the designation of an…02 Dec 2021