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HANSARDFurther Education FundingI agree with the hon. Lady’s general point that it is incredibly important to give our young people maximum opportunities. Everyone has highlighted the role of further education…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingThis debate has been 90 minutes of passionate appreciation of and support for further education colleges. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting it. I also thank…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingThe hon. Lady makes a very good point, as shown by the warmth of approval purring through the Chamber. She is a fantastic example of what a further education college can achieve;…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI will make a tiny bit of progress. I am conscious that a lot of hon. Members want to speak, so I will try to reach the end of my comments and bring the hon. Lady in before I…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI do apologise—I will come to the hon. Lady in one second. Some statistics, which the Minister is well aware of, suggest that on a national basis we are in the bottom quartile for…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI agree with that, as I think all hon. Members would.02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingThe short answer is that I agree. Qualifications for workers in key sectors have dropped. Qualifications for construction workers have dropped from 98,000 to 62,000. For…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI will just make a bit of progress, then I will come to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and then the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingLastly, at the soft end of what could be done, there is a range of enrichment activities, particularly for students aged 16 to 18, where colleges have opportunities to demonstrate…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingThe hon. Gentleman raises an interesting question. He is absolutely right that that is not what students need, and I am not sure that it is what colleges really need at the…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI absolutely agree. The Minister, who is a former apprentice herself, is a huge champion for that, along with colleagues from across the House.02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingThe apprenticeship levy is an issue in itself, which I do not intend to address today, because it is slightly peripheral to what we can achieve in an hour and a half on the…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. That is a significant issue, as is the issue of A-levels for those who went to schools without a sixth form, for whom further education is…02 Apr 2019HANSARD EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Motions)Will my hon. Friend give way?01 Apr 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill my hon. Friend take an intervention from me?29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European UnionWill my right hon. Friend give way?29 Mar 2019HANSARDUnited Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Unionrose —29 Mar 2019HANSARDEU Exit Day AmendmentMy hon. Friend is making the strongest possible case that this statutory instrument is important to ensure that our reputation across the world for being a country that is…27 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Social Security Coordination (Reciprocal Healthcare) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019The Minister has done an outstanding job in explaining a complex matter fairly concisely and taking innumerable interventions, mostly the same ones. Could we now move to a vote?25 Mar 2019