Ministerial Corrections

Wednesday 5th January 2022 Ministerial Corrections

Wednesday 5 January 2022

Treasury

Wednesday 5th January 2022 Ministerial Corrections

Co-operatives and Mutual Societies

The following is an extract from the Westminster Hall debate on Co-operatives and Mutual Societies on 14 December 2021.

[John Glen]

We have also released £96 million of dormant asset funds to Fair4All Finance, to support access to affordable credit products, including those from credit unions. Last Monday, on Second Reading of the Dormant Assets Bill, we introduced the extension of the pool of moneys that will be available from an extended range of financial instruments—£880 million over the next 10 years—which will be for Fair4All Finance to allocate.

[Official Report, 14 December 2021, Vol. 705, c. 271WH.]

Letter of correction from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury:

An error has been identified in my speech.

The correct information should have been:

[John Glen]

We have also released £96 million of dormant asset funds to Fair4All Finance, to support access to affordable credit products, including those from credit unions. Last Monday, on Second Reading of the Dormant Assets Bill, we introduced the extension of the pool of moneys that will be available from an extended range of financial instruments—£880 million over the next 10 years—which will be available for allocation.

Work and Pensions

Wednesday 5th January 2022 Ministerial Corrections

Topical Questions

The following is an extract from Work and Pensions questions on 13 December 2021.

[Margaret Ferrier]

A free university-level education is a monumental benefit of living in Scotland. What discussions has the Secretary of State had with her colleagues in the Department for Education about the benefits of making higher levels of education accessible and the impact that would have on the employability of young people?

[Dr Coffey]

I am conscious that the hon. Lady thinks that just because there is a free course, those people who are most disadvantaged in her country will take advantage of it. In fact, that has not been the case; we see far more people in England from less privileged backgrounds getting into university and benefiting from that. It is important that we have a balanced approach, recognising the importance of level 3, 4 and 5 apprenticeships in particular and the fact that, once they have graduated, those people will be better off financially, except compared with those in Russell Group universities, within 10 years.

[Official Report, 13 December 2021, Vol. 705, c. 778.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions:

Errors have been identified in my response to the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier).

The correct information should have been:

[Dr Coffey]

It is important that we have a balanced approach, recognising the importance of level 4 and 5 apprenticeships in particular and the fact that, once they have graduated, those people will be in a similar position financially to those who have graduated from university within five years.

Transport

Wednesday 5th January 2022 Ministerial Corrections

Major Road Blockages: Climate Activists

The following is an extract from Transport questions on 16 December 2021.

[Marco Longhi]

7. What steps the Government are taking to help prevent climate activists from blocking major roads in England.

[Tom Hunt]

8. What steps the Government are taking to help prevent climate activists from blocking major roads in England.

[The Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps)]

National Highways continues to pursue legal action against individuals who breached its injunctions. Thanks to those injunctions, which I asked National Highways to pursue, 11 people have been prosecuted and will be spending this Christmas at Her Majesty’s pleasure.

[Official Report, 16 December 2021, Vol. 705, c. 1129.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Transport:

An error has been identified in my response to my hon. Friends the Members for Dudley North (Marco Longhi) and for Ipswich (Tom Hunt).

The correct response should have been:

[The Secretary of State for Transport (Grant Shapps)]

National Highways continues to pursue legal action against individuals who breached its injunctions. Thanks to those injunctions, which I asked National Highways to pursue, 10 people have been prosecuted and will be spending this Christmas at Her Majesty’s pleasure.