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HANSARDLifelong 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)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 (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 (Second sitting)Thank you.21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning. Do you expect students to respond favourably to the new system of limits per credit, instead of limits per year? Julie Charge: The terminology of credit is…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Could I start with Alun Francis? It was good to visit your college a few weeks ago; I had a wonderful visit. What do you think, in terms of FE, about the impact of the LLE…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q What will be the impact on universities? Obviously, it is hard to know how behaviours will change, but once level 6 is introduced under the lifelong loan entitlement, how do you…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q There is an issue that 10% of the adult population have levels 4 and 5, so there is a concentration on that. Earlier, we heard about the collaboration between Nottingham Trent…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning, Professor Press. Thank you for being a witness. The chief executive of Universities UK said: “A more flexible approach to higher education funding is right for…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. David, when I have met you in the past, you have often said, “What about the colleges?” That is the catchphrase you shout frequently, and I agree with you. The…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q Finally, in terms of the phased approach, starting off at levels 4 and 5 and moving on to level 6, are you happy with the direction of travel and the timing? Sir Philip Augar: I…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q How do you think it will be distinct—going back to part of your answer—in terms both of the normal training of an employee, and of an employee separately taking out a lifelong…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q I should declare that I am an honorary professor of Nottingham Trent University. Good morning to you, Professor Edward Peck. You have written about the short course trial.…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q What work needs to be done, apart from careers guidance, to get students more familiar with the new system and the fact that they can do modules or short courses as well as long…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q Professor Rigby, you talked about unintended consequences. What is your view on how they should be dealt with? Professor Rigby : Probably, in this Bill, the solution resides in…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q What is your view on the provisions working for FE providers who are fairly new to this system? Dr Norton: I think a lot of FE providers have already joined the OfS register. I…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (Second sitting)Q Are you content that the approach in the Bill—as you know, it is in essence a technical Bill with three clauses—is the right one? Sir Philip Augar: The approach looks sensible.…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q You have talked about the advanced learner loan as well, and the numbers taking that up. Could you expand on that a bit? Professor Peck: Yes, about 9,000 to 10,000 students each…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q I will start with Alun Francis. It was good to visit Oldham College recently—thank you. What do you think will be the impact on your most disadvantaged students of their now…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill (First sitting)Q May I ask the other two witnesses, in relation to your institutions, about the impact on disadvantaged students? We know that more disadvantaged students than ever before are…21 Mar 2023