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HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillAhead of speaking to the amendments tabled by the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western), I would like to thank Members from across the Chamber for their…03 May 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsI will in a minute. I have a fair bit to add and want to make the following point, because the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) is so kind and comes to a lot of these…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dame Maria. I congratulate the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) on securing this debate. It feels a…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsI thought I had answered most of the questions.26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsAh, yes. I think the OfS is providing value for money. First, as I mentioned, the cost to students is just under £13, which represents value for money. More importantly, what are…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsHow could I say no to the hon. Gentleman?26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsVery good. I have been to that university. I met James Dyson some years ago when I was the Chair of the Education Committee. It was extraordinary. I hope that there will be many…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsThat is an important question, and the hon. Gentleman is one of the key higher education spokesmen in the House of Commons. I am absolutely supportive of student representation.…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsI have a lot more to day, but I will give way to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central now.26 Apr 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsI am happy to answer. I think I said that we are considering OfS registration fees and that I will come back about that matter in due course. I do not recognise any political…26 Apr 2023HANSARDFurther Education: Capital Loans SchemeI am today announcing the opening of a new capital loans scheme. The scheme will provide loans to colleges in England with capital projects, either underway or in advanced stages…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHigh-quality Apprenticeships: AccessMy hon. Friend has been a battler for his constituent and has written to me about this case. A 50% rule has been developed to support apprenticeship training for those who spend…17 Apr 2023HANSARDDegree ApprenticeshipsThe hon. Gentleman cares passionately about these things. Apprenticeship starts increased by 8.6% in the past year. I am happy to send him the figures. For higher apprentices,…17 Apr 2023HANSARDDegree ApprenticeshipsI had a wonderful visit with my hon. Friend to the excellent South Gloucestershire and Stroud College. She is absolutely right that we need to communicate the good work of…17 Apr 2023HANSARDDegree ApprenticeshipsThe hon. Gentleman is exactly right that we want to encourage more women to do apprenticeships, especially STEM apprenticeships. As I mentioned, we are doing a lot of work on…17 Apr 2023HANSARDDegree ApprenticeshipsWe are transforming careers advice on apprenticeships in our schools and targeting that advice towards disadvantaged students. The Office for Students has asked higher education…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat I can confirm to the hon. Gentleman is that our target was 600,000 international students per year, we currently have 680,000—or just under—international students per year…17 Apr 2023HANSARDDegree ApprenticeshipsMy hon. Friend will know that “degree apprenticeships” are my two favourite words in the English language. My hon. Friend’s constituency of Wantage has had 330 extra degree-level…17 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very happy to write to the hon. Gentleman to explain that, over the past year— 2021-22—we increased apprenticeship starts by 8.6%, as I mentioned earlier.17 Apr 2023HANSARDHigh-quality Apprenticeships: AccessWe are improving quality and supporting more apprentices to successfully complete their programmes. We have moved from frameworks to standards, we have asked all apprenticeship…17 Apr 2023