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HANSARDStudent Visa Eligibility: Impact on Higher Education SectorAs part of our commitment to have at least 600,000 students study in the UK every year, we have worked closely with the Home Office to strike the right balance between acting…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTuition Fees: Social MobilityThe introduction of tuition fees has not led to fewer disadvantaged young people going into higher education. As I have already highlighted, the 18-year-old entry rate for…17 Jul 2023HANSARDInstitutional Partnerships: Further and Higher EducationMy right hon. Friend speaks with huge wisdom. We are transforming careers advice through the National Careers Service, which is advising people on adult skills. We are spending…17 Jul 2023HANSARDInstitutional Partnerships: Further and Higher EducationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that the lifelong loan entitlement of up to £37,000 will be transformative for millions of people across the country, enabling them to take…17 Jul 2023HANSARDInstitutional Partnerships: Further and Higher EducationI was very pleased to visit Staffordshire University, which is a model university that offers a brilliant policing degree apprenticeship scheme, among others. The Secretary of…17 Jul 2023HANSARDInstitutional Partnerships: Further and Higher EducationThe hon. Gentleman could not be more wrong. Why is it right to send somebody to a higher education institution, taking out a significant loan of £9,250 each year, to take a course…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTuition Fees: Social MobilityActually, we are being fair both to students and to all those taxpayers who do not go to university. I might point out that low-income students living away from home will qualify…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsUK Visas and Immigration will consider exercising discretion, and will hold graduate route applications made before the applicant results have been received, provided that the…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a true fisherman’s friend, although a lot sweeter tasting than the lozenges, I might add. She will be pleased to know that high-quality apprenticeship standards…17 Jul 2023HANSARDEducationI also think that it is important that we do not paint just a partial picture. We should look at the 10% uplift in T-level funding, the £300 million that we are spending on…17 Jul 2023HANSARDEducationI also think that it is important that we do not paint just a partial picture. We should look at the 10% uplift in T-level funding, the £300 million that we are spending on…17 Jul 2023HANSARDEducationThe hon. Member for Twickenham mentioned the apprenticeship budget. We spent 99% of the apprenticeship budget, and let us not forget that we send hundreds of millions to the…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI know that my hon. Friend is a champion of his brilliant Weston College, which is an example of the greatness of our FE colleges. He will be pleased to know that the DFE…17 Jul 2023HANSARDEducationThe hon. Member for Twickenham mentioned the apprenticeship budget. We spent 99% of the apprenticeship budget, and let us not forget that we send hundreds of millions to the…17 Jul 2023HANSARDStudent Visa Eligibility: Impact on Higher Education SectorMy hon. Friend is learned in these matters, but they are for the Home Office. We are developing our digital skills at home with amazing digital apprenticeships. Half of our 670…17 Jul 2023HANSARDTuition Fees: Social MobilityMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, in the sense that the Labour party was all about quantity over quality, and we are about quality, high standards and a good education. We are…17 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023I am grateful to the shadow Minister for his response. I will start by saying that I fundamentally disagree, as he would expect, with Labour’s proposals to dilute the…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023I thank my hon. Friend for his question. Far from damaging the industry, it will actually help the industry, because that £30 million ensures grants, scholarships, training…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023I declare an interest in that I used to work for him as a junior researcher many, many moons ago in my younger days, so I am very proud of what my former boss has achieved. Some…12 Jul 2023HANSARDDraft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2023. It is an honour to serve under…12 Jul 2023