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HANSARDDegree-level Apprenticeships: Take-upI note that the Labour Front Benchers did not mention the 222,320 starts on degree apprenticeships since their introduction in 2014-15. There are now more than 170…11 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for his question. Arthur Balfour was a great man and identified the need for a homeland for British Jews. That is why antisemites do not…11 Mar 2024HANSARDApprenticeship Opportunities: SchoolsMy hon. Friend is a champion of FE and skills—he has asked a lot of questions about the subject over the past months. We want apprenticeships to be part of the careers…11 Mar 2024HANSARDStudent Cost of Living Support: Devolved AdministrationsThe hon. Gentleman will know that higher education is a devolved matter and that each Administration are responsible for determining the student finance arrangements that apply to…11 Mar 2024HANSARDApprenticeship Levy: TrendsI hugely respect the hon. Gentleman. I know he is a bruiser, but I had been looking forward to his question. I thought he would celebrate the 13,000 apprentices in Chesterfield…11 Mar 2024HANSARDApprenticeship Levy: TrendsSixty-five per cent of all apprenticeship starts so far this year have been at levels 2 and 3, with level 3 remaining the most popular level, accounting for 43% of all starts.…11 Mar 2024HANSARDApprenticeship Levy: TrendsAs always, Labour Front Benchers are obsessed with quantity over quality. We have transformed the quality of apprenticeships. Seventy per cent of occupations are covered by over…11 Mar 2024HANSARDSEND Pupils: Post-college OpportunitiesI was pleased to visit Loughborough not so long ago with my hon. Friend. She is passionate about FE and skills. I know Homefield College well; it is a brilliant college and I am…11 Mar 2024HANSARDDegree-level Apprenticeships: Take-upMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. He is a champion of the automotive and motorsport industry in his constituency. He will be pleased to know that we now have UCAS for…11 Mar 2024HANSARDApprenticeship Opportunities: SchoolsMy hon. Friend speaks a lot of wisdom. I congratulate Vandyke Upper School on its work. I have been to apprenticeship fairs and careers days at the Oasis Academy in Brislington.…11 Mar 2024HANSARDStudent Cost of Living Support: Devolved AdministrationsI am proud that we have a record number of students going to university. I have already mentioned the fact that the disadvantaged are 74% more likely to go to university than they…11 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be absolutely delighted to visit Kirklees College, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on his apprenticeship fair. I note that the college has a great record on…11 Mar 2024HANSARDT-Levels: Wave 4As part of our delivery of wave 4 T-levels and our assessment of overlap between T-levels and technical qualifications we have been consulting with employers and representatives…30 Jan 2024HANSARDPostgraduate Research Applications: Visa ChangesI thank my right hon. Friend for his question. He will know that, while I am a strong supporter of international students, I am absolutely clear that I want a level playing field…29 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have enormous respect for the hon. Gentleman, and I listen carefully to what he says. We are working to smooth out any issues with the Turing scheme. However, it is worth noting…29 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to come to Grimsby. I congratulate my hon. Friend on becoming the apprenticeship diversity champion. She is a skills champion, and what she is doing on…29 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOf course I agree that, on entry requirements, we should ensure that we are comparing like for like and being fair to our brilliant domestic students. I was appalled to see the…29 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have regular conversations with vice-chancellors and the Home Office on this issue. However, as I say, our target has been more than 600,000 students and we have well surpassed…29 Jan 2024HANSARDPostgraduate Research Applications: Visa ChangesThe hon. Gentleman, the Opposition spokesman, knows that visa matters are for the Home Office. The Migration Advisory Committee is looking at the postgraduate international…29 Jan 2024HANSARDPostgraduate Research Applications: Visa ChangesI think I have set that out. We have 36% of university researchers coming from outside the UK, and over 46,000 postgraduate students from overseas—41% of the total. What I would…29 Jan 2024