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HANSARDLifetime Skills GuaranteeThe lifetime skills guarantee announced by the Prime Minister in September promises to help people across the country get the skills they need at every stage of their life as we…02 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19 Contingency Framework and Workforce FundThe Prime Minister has announced the exit from national restrictions on 2 December and set out our return to a regional tiered approach. The strengthened tiering approach takes…30 Nov 2020HANSARDEducationI can absolutely assure my right hon. Friend that there will be no discrimination shown against grammar schools. I encourage him to be in contact with the school as the next round…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEducationI have some good news: on 14 January —after Christmas—there is going to be an opportunity for such schools to apply for the next round of condition improvement funding. There is…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEducationI have some good news: there is currently an open round, in which schools can apply for condition improvement funding . There is more money in this pot than ever before due to the…24 Nov 2020HANSARDEducationI can absolutely assure my right hon. Friend that there will be no discrimination shown against grammar schools. I encourage him to be in contact with the school as the next round…24 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend raises a vitally important point, because students right across the United Kingdom see it as one higher education system and are choosing the best universities for…23 Nov 2020HANSARDSchools: Safe Opening and Covid-19I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that important point. We know how important it is. We already outlined a package for the summer term, and tens of millions of pounds have…23 Nov 2020HANSARDSchools: Safe Opening and Covid-19To support schools to open fully from the autumn, we published guidance in July and updated it as necessary. Schools have access to an advice service and supply of test kits. By…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend and I share a common passion about the importance of adoption. We want to drive up the rate of adoption right across the country. There have been delays in Her…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI absolutely assure my right hon. Friend that the Schools Minister would love to do that with his teachers, and is enthusiastically penning in the date. My right hon. Friend is…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe know how important it is to give children the opportunity to be in school, and that is why the Government prioritise school opening. We had more than 1.6 million children back…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have some good news: on 14 January —after Christmas—there will be an opportunity for such schools to apply for the next round of condition improvement funding. There is more…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point about vaccines. We are working very closely across Government to ensure that those people who have the greatest clinical need get the…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a Yorkshireman myself, I would agree that many exemplars come out of Yorkshire. The EdTech demonstrators the Department has been rolling out are a brilliant example, and I…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI can absolutely assure my hon. Friend that under-16s should not be using that app. I would like to thank schools and the leadership of schools, which have done so much in working…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are investing in skills right across the country through the lifetime skills guarantee, which gives a sense of opportunity to so many people who have never had it before. We…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe all recognise the important role of the creative industries in driving the economy and the importance of having the right skills and training for young people who want to go…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsEven before he was elected to this House, my hon. Friend was campaigning to ensure that the people of Radcliffe and their children have a high school for their town. I know how…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, who has done so much to highlight the concerns and issues—not just of the University of Keele, but also of students whom he represents—and flag them up to…23 Nov 2020