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HANSARDEducationIf the hon. Lady looks at the Government’s track record, she will see that someone from a disadvantaged background is 80% more likely to go to university than was the case a…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEducationI respectfully remind the hon. Lady that someone from a disadvantaged background today is 80% more likely to go to university than they were a decade ago. [Official Report, 24…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEducationI respectfully remind the hon. Lady that an 18-year-old from a disadvantaged background today is 82 % more likely to go to university than in 2010 .09 Mar 2022HANSARDEducationNon-graduates continue to pay—at the moment, all taxpayers fund higher education in England at 44p in the pound.09 Mar 2022HANSARDEducationIf the hon. Lady looks at the Government’s track record, she will see that an 18-year-old from a disadvantaged background today is 82% more likely to go to university than in 2010…09 Mar 2022HANSARDEducationFrom 2025, our lifelong loan entitlement will give people access to loan funding to gain qualifications at levels 4 to 6, whether they are an 18-year-old leaver from Bradford, a…28 Feb 2022HANSARDEducationFrom 2025, our lifetime loan entitlement will give people access to loan funding to gain qualifications at levels 4 to 6, whether they are an 18-year-old leaver from Bradford, a…28 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI remember our time on the Business Committee when Lord Browne made the initial proposals and we scrutinised them. It is only right that one is able to go back and refine the…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The work that MK:U is doing is exactly the sort of innovation that we need, in the same way that NMITE—the New Model Institute for Technology…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformThe really important thing to remind the right hon. Lady is that no student will pay more than they have borrowed. That is the most powerful message we can send out to anyone…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformAs part of our £900 million investment, we will look at how we continue to support our brilliant creative industries, but it is not the only way to support them through our higher…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Skills and Post-16 Education Bill that we are putting through at the moment will go even further in bringing the system much closer…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformThe hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point and I congratulate him on his achievements. Having gone from being a kid who could not speak a word of English to standing here as…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformThat is exactly what the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill is doing. I do not think he is in his place any longer, but the Chair of the Education Committee, my right hon. Friend…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformIt is hard to make a statement without reflecting on the tragic events overnight with the criminal invasion of Ukraine, a democratic free country, by Putin. My family lived…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI commend my right hon. Friend for his excellent work on the Augar panel. He is a passionate advocate for the sector. With your indulgence, Mr Deputy Speaker, I remind the House…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformThat is absolutely right. I could not have put it any better.24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI hope that our £900 million investment in the higher education sector will send a strong message about our backing for it. The Augar panel recommended that we bring down the…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his support for these proposals. I can confirm that the lowering of the threshold will not be retrospective. The £900 million will of course…24 Feb 2022HANSARDHigher Education ReformI certainly can.24 Feb 2022