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HANSARDCost of Living: StudentsOf course I recognise that some students are facing hardship with the cost of living challenges, like many people up and down the country. The £276 million is a lot of money that…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMany schools and colleges already mark Holocaust Memorial Day—I have attended such a remembrance service at Harlow College—and they work closely with the Holocaust Memorial Day…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 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 2023HANSARDFurther Education: Revenue FundingThat is wishful thinking on the part of the hon. Gentleman. The Government are increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by 2024-25. We will be investing an extra…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHigher Education Student Fees and SupportI am announcing details of student fees and support arrangements for higher education students undertaking a course of study in the 2023-24 academic year starting on 1 August 2023…11 Jan 2023HANSARDReform of Post-16 QualificationsToday, I am notifying Parliament of the next stage in the Government’s review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 in England—the publication of new criteria for alternative…10 Jan 2023HANSARDSkills UpdateAs part of the Government’s commitment to provide a comprehensive and clear skills offer for employers and individuals, the Government have decided to integrate the Traineeship…12 Dec 2022HANSARDFurther EducationToday the Office for National Statistics published its decision to reclassify the further education sector and its subsidiaries as part of the central Government sector. The ONS…29 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe first thing we need to do is invest, and we are investing an extra £3.8 billion over this Parliament in skills. We have introduced the T-levels and higher technical…28 Nov 2022HANSARDUndergraduate Degrees: Equal StandardsOf course I will consider what my hon. Friend has said, but my priority for higher education was set out in a recent speech—it is skills, jobs and social justice, by which I mean…28 Nov 2022HANSARDUndergraduate Degrees: Equal StandardsOur important sector-recognised standards are agreed by the UK Standing Committee for Quality Assessment to ensure that degrees equip students with the skills and knowledge…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSTEM Subjects: UptakeAt every stage, from STEM in schools to STEM in skills, we are boosting careers advice and quality qualifications, through our boot camps, our free level-3 courses, our 350-plus…28 Nov 2022HANSARDStudents: Cost of Living SupportWe know that the cost of living is affecting students from all backgrounds, and especially disadvantaged backgrounds. That is why, as I mentioned, students can draw on the £261…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have good news for my right hon. Friend: we were proud to meet our international target of 600,000 students by 2030; we have actually met that target already. It is currently…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am strongly committed to introducing alternative student finance, something my Harlow constituents have also lobbied me about. The issue is that we want, as the right hon.…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn the first part of the hon. Gentleman’s question, I could not have put it better myself. International students add enormous value. As I mentioned in my previous answer and in…28 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur preference remains for an association to Horizon Europe. The hon. Gentleman will know that the Government have committed £20 billion to R&D by 2024-25, and we have just…28 Nov 2022HANSARDSTEM Subjects: UptakeMy hon. Friend is a human dynamo and a champion of new nuclear. I agree it is essential that we have a workforce to support the nuclear industry and the development of…28 Nov 2022HANSARDStudents: Cost of Living SupportI have great admiration for the Open University and will of course look at those recommendations carefully. However, I reiterate that we are doing everything possible to help…28 Nov 2022