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HANSARDLocal Skills Needs: Education Providers and BusinessesMy hon. Friend highlights the skills revolution we are having in this country, and the initiatives he has mentioned increase the collaboration between business and skills…11 Dec 2023HANSARDLocal Skills Needs: Education Providers and BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman will be pleased that his constituency has received over 14,910 apprenticeship starts since 2010, which is really good news, but he is absolutely right that our…11 Dec 2023HANSARDLocal Skills Needs: Education Providers and BusinessesAs a former Exeter University student myself, I know how brilliant it is, and it also has a huge and incredibly successful programme of degree apprenticeships. I am very…11 Dec 2023HANSARDHigher Education Institutions: International StudentsI am pleased that we have surpassed our target, with well over 600,000 international students. They remain an important source of income and a source of pride for our…11 Dec 2023HANSARDHigher Education Institutions: International StudentsAs I said to the hon. Lady, we have something like 689,000 international students and our target is 600,000 a year. [Official Report, 18 December 2023, Vol. 742, c. 8MC.] We are…11 Dec 2023HANSARDHigher Education Institutions: International StudentsI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s question. I am absolutely committed to the target of 600,000. As I said in response to the previous question, we have surpassed that, with well over…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a champion for UTCs and technical education. I am delighted that the Secretary of State recently approved two more UTCs. A couple of weeks ago I visited the…11 Dec 2023HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyI would be very happy to write to the hon. Gentleman, and I respect the thoughtful way he set out his remarks today. The hon. Member for Feltham and Heston quoted organisations…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyIt is an honour to serve under you in the Chair today, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend from Woke-on-Trent North; I beg your pardon, my hon. Friend the Member for…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyI beg your pardon, Dr Huq. I was talking about the Labour party, but I understand. I will follow your ruling.22 Nov 2023HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyThe reality is that if the levy is diluted and people are allowed to spend it on skills, there will be thousands and thousands fewer apprentices. As I say, I want the…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyThe good news is that I will conclude. I mentioned the advanced British standard, which will provide young people with knowledge and skills. That includes £600 million in…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyDFE analysis has shown that the policy the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston is suggesting would reduce the number of apprenticeship starts by 140,000 per year, cutting them in…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Apprenticeship LevyThat is a fair point. I just want to point out that many businesses not only support the levy and have used it effectively, but recognise the flexibilities that we have…22 Nov 2023HANSARDHigher Education updateMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, Baroness Barran, has made the following written ministerial statement. Today I am announcing the…09 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityI am grateful to the hon. Lady. We used to serve on the Education Committee together, but I think that her argument is fundamentally wrong. If it is not wrong, why are there some…08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to Opportunityrose —08 Nov 2023HANSARDEducationIt is precisely because of the figures the hon. Lady sets out that we are helping students, with £276 million to try to ensure we help the most disadvantaged students. Her own…25 Oct 2023HANSARDEducationIt is precisely because of the figures the hon. Lady sets out that we are helping students, with £276 million to try to ensure we help the most disadvantaged students. Her own…25 Oct 2023HANSARDEducationThis year and last year, the Government have provided £94 billion of cost of living support. In schools , more than a third of children get free school meals. University tuition…25 Oct 2023