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HANSARDCollege Spending: Effect of VATWe have announced a £400 million increase in 16-to-19 funding in 2020-21; this is the biggest year-on-year increase since 2010 and will have great benefits for FE and sixth-form…09 Sept 2019HANSARDCollege Spending: Effect of VATI am very conscious that this has been a long-running issue, and I remember from when I was a governor at a further education college the impact that this has. We are always…09 Sept 2019HANSARDCollege Spending: Effect of VATI should like to pay tribute to my hon. Friend’s campaigning to deliver better funding for schools and post-16 education in her constituency. Many of the actions of Labour Members…09 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Higher EducationLeaving the European Union with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. We are working energetically and determinedly to get the very best deal. We are supporting the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Higher EducationIt goes without saying that we will always be looking to ensure that all students in the United Kingdom get the very best in terms of their education, and Erasmus has played an…09 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Higher EducationMy hon. Friend makes the important point that there is an ability to access such schemes outside the European Union. This has been demonstrated in the past, and I am sure that it…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPrivate Higher Education Providers: Financial SustainabilityTo be registered under the new regulatory framework, all higher education providers must demonstrate that they are financially viable, sustainable and well-managed organisations…09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for such a kind invite. I know that he has campaigned hard and vigorously to get a better settlement for schools in his constituency and right around the…09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe announcement we made just the other week goes a long way towards rectifying the issue that my hon. Friend has highlighted. The national funding formula will ensure that all…09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI promise my right hon. Friend that we will bring plenty of vim and vigour to this, and I will be looking at it closely.09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure the hon. Gentleman that we will keep the House updated on the progress on this, and we are continually looking and working across government on the matter.09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe recently announced a £14.4 billion investment in primary and secondary education between now and 2022-23. This is in addition to the £4.5 billion we will continue to provide to…09 Sept 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI assure my hon. Friend that we will be writing to him in due course with full details of the national funding formula—we hope this will be in early October—and the impact this…09 Sept 2019HANSARDPrivate Higher Education Providers: Financial SustainabilityI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising this important question. We have been working closely with GSM and the administrators to ensure that as many students as possible are…09 Sept 2019HANSARD Education FundingWith permission Mr Speaker, I am delighted to make a statement today confirming the Prime Minister’s weekend announcement. The Government have committed an extra £14 billion to…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Education FundingI thank the hon. Lady for such a kind and warm welcome to me in my new role; it was very generous of her. She raises a number of important points. We are talking about cash and a…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Education FundingI might have to declare an interest. I have seen the impact that teaching assistants have had on so many children’s lives. We all know that teachers can transform what a child can…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Education FundingMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point—the Education Committee’s report was an important reference point for me when I came into this role—and is right that setting out…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Education FundingI thank the hon. Lady for her characteristically warm welcome to me at the Dispatch Box. A lot of people in Scotland will be very interested to know whether the £1.9 billion extra…03 Sept 2019HANSARD Education FundingMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is a critical point and the reason we were so keen to secure such a significant increase in funding for the 16-to-19 sector. The FE…03 Sept 2019