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HANSARDEducational AttainmentMy right hon. Friend raises the vital point that we need to ensure that we have continuity of education. I think every Member of this House recognises the value that all children…12 Oct 2020HANSARDHome Learning: Covid-19As part of £160 million invested to support remote education, more than 220,000 laptops and tablets have already been delivered, with 40,000 routers additional to that. We are now…12 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationMy right hon. Friend lists a lot of people who I want to thank and congratulate, whether at the Bucks LEP or the skills hub that has been created. This shows that we should not…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the importance not just of encouraging but really taking people through that journey. There has sometimes been a slight…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationIf the hon. Gentleman would write with the details on that case, I would be happy to look into it.01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationOf course, we will always work with all devolved authorities. The hint is in the title—this is a national guarantee, which means that we must have parity in every part of the…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationOf course we always look right across the United Kingdom, as one United Kingdom, to see how we can learn best and work well together, and I am sure that the hon. Lady is as much…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationWith permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to make a statement regarding the lifetime skills guarantee and post-16 education. Ever since I was appointed Education Secretary,…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationWe have a proud record on the Government side of the House: what we saw in the last year for those who are studying, the 16 to 19 budget, and the rate that was made available to…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationWe always look at every idea, but just because the Labour party has come up with an idea has rarely meant that it is a good one. As for the idea that the hon. Gentleman…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationAbsolutely so. That is what the Prime Minister was doing when he was down at Exeter College the other Tuesday—making sure that people understand that there is a whole range of…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationMy hon. Friend is right: this investment must be properly targeted to ensure that the money that we are spending and the time that is invested by people as they take this training…01 Oct 2020HANSARD Point of OrderI had switched my phone off.01 Oct 2020HANSARD Point of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I apologise for showing the courtesy of making sure that my electronic devices are switched off in the Chamber, which is…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationMy hon. Friend is right to pay tribute to the work that is done in his constituency by Amazing Apprenticeships and many other organisations and colleges that are going out there,…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationI know that the hon. Gentleman has long been an advocate of high-quality technical training. We see in his constituency the important role that those who provide such training…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationI am not sure whether the hon. Lady noticed, but we have been announcing substantial extra funding into the FE sector. Part of this announcement is ensuring that we are not just…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationI can absolutely guarantee that. I had the great opportunity to see many youngsters in colleges taking on T-levels. These qualifications have been incredibly warmly welcomed. The…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationIt is always nice to see the generosity of the hon. Gentleman regarding the important programme that we have announced. If he had been paying attention to the Chancellor before…01 Oct 2020HANSARDLifetime Skills Guarantee and Post-16 EducationWe are looking at how to increase flexibility. I would be happy to organise a meeting between my hon. Friend and the Minister for skills, my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester,…01 Oct 2020