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HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillI thank the shadow spokesman for the Labour party, the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western), for the constructive way in which he has approached the Bill, and the…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillThat is exactly what the Government’s programme is doing. We are investing in employer-led qualifications—that is exactly what this is about—and the LLE will enable many millions…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillThe beauty of the Bill is that it will enable anyone to retrain and do long courses, short courses or modules at a time of their own choosing, building up credits along the way.…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Northfield (Gary Sambrook). He has hit the nail on the head. On the point of order, it is never quiet when my…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Child Literacy: Disadvantaged AreasAs long as it is short.22 Feb 2023HANSARD Child Literacy: Disadvantaged AreasI want to give a proper response.22 Feb 2023HANSARD Child Literacy: Disadvantaged AreasI had better not, because I have not got much time; I hope the hon. Lady does not mind. It is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service…22 Feb 2023HANSARD Child Literacy: Disadvantaged AreasThe hon. Member is absolutely right and is showing, in essence, how libraries can play an important role in reading for pleasure and encouraging children to read. There is no…22 Feb 2023HANSARD Child Literacy: Disadvantaged AreasThank you, Mr Bone. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rother Valley (Alexander Stafford) on his very thoughtful…22 Feb 2023HANSARDStudent Loan Interest RatesMy noble Friend, the Under-Secretary of State for the School System and Student Finance (Baroness Barran) has made the following statement. I am announcing today an additional…08 Feb 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) who spoke thoughtfully. I obviously do not agree with everything…24 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportI was talking about land colleges with officials earlier in the week. I am also of the view that they have an important part in green skills, net zero and all those areas. I…24 Jan 2023HANSARDFurther Education: Revenue FundingWe are transforming people’s life chances by enabling them to climb the education and skills ladder of opportunity. On 9 January, we announced that in financial year 2023-24 we…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFurther Education: Revenue FundingThe hon. Gentleman describes FE as a Cinderella service, but I remind him that Cinderella became a member of the royal family and it is this Government who are banishing the two…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFurther Education: Revenue FundingMy hon. Friend is an FE champion; I welcome his question. He will be pleased to know that we are investing in resources, increasing skills funding by £3.8 billion over the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course I would be delighted to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss the £276 million, along with other measures the Government have introduced, including the energy rebate and…16 Jan 2023HANSARDCost of Living: StudentsWe have to be fair to students, but we have to be fair to the taxpayer as well. We recognise student hardship, which is why we increased the student premium by £15 million to £276…16 Jan 2023HANSARDApprenticeshipsWe are improving the quality of apprenticeships, and Ofsted will be inspecting every apprenticeship provider by 2025. All providers have been asked to re-enrol on the register of…16 Jan 2023HANSARDCost of Living: StudentsMy Department has made a one-off reallocation of funding to add £15 million to this year’s student premium, now worth £276 million. Universities can support disadvantaged students…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayHear, hear. It was very moving to hear of the experience of my hon. Friend’s family, and I entirely agree with him: we must teach and remind people that there were many righteous…16 Jan 2023