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HANSARDQuality Assurance Agency for Higher Education: De-designation as Designated Quality BodyToday, I am announcing the de-designation of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) as designated quality body (DQB) for higher education in England under the…30 Mar 2023HANSARDPost-16 Qualifications ReviewToday, as part of phase 2 of the post-16 qualifications review of English qualifications, we have published an update to the final list of qualifications that overlap with wave 1…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Electronics Technology Skills: North LancashireIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Hollobone, and I extend special congratulations to my hon. Friend—a real friend—the Member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (David Morris) on…29 Mar 2023HANSARDFurther Education CollegesI am today announcing a further investment of £286 million of capital funding in condition improvement of the FE college estate. An allocation of £286 million will be provided in…28 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)I congratulate the hon. Member for Middlesbrough on his amendment and his kind words. I am absolutely with him on the Open University, which many of my constituents in Harlow have…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 2 further supports clause 1 in ensuring that fee limits can be proportionate to the amount of study taken by students under the LLE. It makes further technical but…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am pleased to speak to the amendment. If the Committee will permit, I will provide some background information on what proposed new subsection (7A) is intended to achieve.…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)This has been a good debate on clause 1, which enables tuition fee limits for higher education courses and modules to be calculated using a per-credit method under the Higher…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)I forgot to mention this but I think the hon. Gentleman asked to see me. I would, of course, be happy to meet him at any time. Amendment negatived. Question proposed, That the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)Clause 3 provides for the territorial extent of the Bill, its commencement and the short title. The clause outlines the territorial extent of the measures, with the Bill extending…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)Amendment 12 would require any regulations on transitional arrangements in connection with the coming into force of the Bill to be laid before the end of January 2024. Due to the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)These things will be decided in future spending statements, and I have highlighted the extra money going into further education over the Parliament and over the coming Budget…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)As well as the figures I mentioned, the DFE is working closely with colleges to try to deal with the difficulties that have come about because of the reclassification of FE…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the shadow spokesman, the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington, for tabling his amendment and for his comments on it. He talked about the timing of the consultation and…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)If the hon. Gentleman does not mind, I want to press on because I have a fair whack to get through. On the cost to providers, the Government will publish a full and detailed…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Fourth sitting)It is an honour to serve under you, Mrs Cummins. I am supportive of the sentiment behind these amendments and recognise the importance of considering the impacts on providers. The…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Member is very kind, as always. I cannot speak for the past; I can just speak for the present and the future. My intention is to get this Bill right, which is why this…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)Yes, of course. I will come on to deal with some of the hon. Member’s remarks.23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Gentleman for his amendments. The standardised transcript, which is important, will be provided at the end of a module. It provides a clear record of the…23 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Third sitting)Under the current loan system, the loan would be divided up in proportion to the 30 credits that the student was taking. It would depend on whether the credit is charged at £77 or…23 Mar 2023