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HANSARDMuseumsYes, the noble Lord makes a very good point. To be helpful to the noble Lord, Lord Lee, it may be that other V&As start up, but the noble Lord, Lord McNally, makes a very good…10 Jun 2019HANSARDChildcareMy Lords, this Government are committed to ensuring that as many families as possible can access high-quality, affordable childcare. That is why we are investing around £3.5…06 Jun 2019HANSARDChildcareI know that the party opposite feels very strongly about the Sure Start programme. I very much note the recent report that came out from the IFS, and in particular the focus on…06 Jun 2019HANSARDChildcareI can, to the extent of saying that the onus of this is on local authorities. Our position is that local authorities are best placed to target spending and set their budgets, and…06 Jun 2019HANSARDChildcareWe do not believe that the system is too complicated. However, I should point out that parents can find information about all the Government’s childcare offers on the website; I…06 Jun 2019HANSARDChildcareMy noble and learned friend is right; the Government believe that good early years education is the cornerstone of social mobility and that children should be allowed to bond with…06 Jun 2019HANSARDChildcareLet me focus on the subject of social care, which the noble Baroness raised. When children cannot live at home, it is one of the state’s most important responsibilities to ensure…06 Jun 2019HANSARDHigher Education and Research Act 2017 (Further Implementation etc.) Regulations 2019Again, I am not prepared to say whether they are progressive or regressive; we are looking at the 53 recommendations, and we will decide by the spending review what we want to do.…05 Jun 2019HANSARDHigher Education and Research Act 2017 (Further Implementation etc.) Regulations 2019I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, and the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, for acknowledging that these regulations are mainly technical. I am pleased that these are the final…05 Jun 2019HANSARDHigher Education and Research Act 2017 (Further Implementation etc.) Regulations 2019That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 April be approved. Relevant document : 49th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee05 Jun 2019HANSARDHigher Education and Research Act 2017 (Further Implementation etc.) Regulations 2019My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak to these regulations. I welcome the opportunity to debate them; they are the final major set related to the implementation of the higher…05 Jun 2019HANSARDCreative Industries: Apprenticeship LevyThere is a lot more that we are doing for the creative industries regarding the apprenticeship scheme. For example, we are working very closely with industry bodies such as the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDCreative Industries: Apprenticeship LevyIt is important to say that a lot of work is being done in marketing apprenticeships. For example, we had National Apprenticeship Week in March, which generated more than 25,000…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingI thank the noble Lord, Lord Bassam, and the noble Baroness, Lady Garden, for their comments. I am pleased that he said that there were some positive measures in the review. In…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingI take note of what the noble Baroness said. I suspect that it is all a matter of degree, because in addition to apprenticeships now being employer-led, more than ever has now…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingI accept what the noble Baroness said and I note her point that we are not the only Government to have focused on education. Her point is noted and I will go back and read the…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingI take note of what the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, has said. I think the assumption he is making out of Augar is that there could be a skewing of funding—robbing Peter to pay Paul.…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingAgain, I am happy to take the message back, but I am not in a position to make any commitments—which, admittedly, my noble friend did not ask me to do. I say again that it is so…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingMy noble friend is absolutely right. He will know that we are working very hard on improving careers guidance, not least in schools, and we have the National Careers Service. The…04 Jun 2019HANSARDPost-18 Review of Education and FundingYes, I take note of the feedback from the noble Baroness and I am sure it will be passed back to the department. I totally agree with her that bringing further and higher…04 Jun 2019