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HANSARDPost-16 Education: FundingWe know that the Government want to bring in T-levels, but the funding for that is almost immediately offset by the ongoing £3.3 billion real-terms cuts for our colleges and…04 Feb 2019HANSARDPost-16 Education: Funding1. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding priorities for post-16 education in the forthcoming spending review.04 Feb 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the Minister for the Middle East’s earlier expression of support for UNRWA and the concern about the alternative education that Palestinian children might receive if UNRWA…22 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone. I too congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) on introducing this Petitions Committee…21 Jan 2019HANSARDCollege FundingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The decimation of adult courses has been brought about partly through the ending of student support for over-19s. The students and colleges are…21 Jan 2019HANSARDRail Infrastructure InvestmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I am a new member of the Select Committee on Transport, and did not serve on that Committee while this inquiry was…17 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, Heathrow announced that it wanted another 25,000 flights a year through the airport, irrespective of runway 3’s development. What advice has DEFRA given the Department…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRail Infrastructure InvestmentI absolutely agree. That is the other side of the coin, and it can be addressed only by a proper, serious regional policy. Since 2010, the Government have moved far away from the…17 Jan 2019HANSARDRail Infrastructure InvestmentIs it about merely measuring the benefit for the passengers? Are any other wider impacts assessed and measured, such as the impact on the environment and local areas, particularly…17 Jan 2019HANSARDHeathrow Third Runway: Highway VehiclesThe terminal 5 inspector recommended that that expansion should be dependent on additional rail access, and we have seen the consequences locally of that not having happened. The…10 Jan 2019HANSARDHeathrow Third Runway: Highway Vehicles8. What steps he plans to take to reduce a potential increase in highway vehicle trips resulting from a third runway at Heathrow airport.10 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way— I realise time is short—and for tabling new clause 26, which I, too, support. Does he agree that it is unreasonable for people to…08 Jan 2019