Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Lord Cryer Excerpts
Thursday 31st March 2011

(13 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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We certainly wish to encourage providers that charge highly competitive fee levels, but we also wish to encourage high-quality universities of the kind my hon. Friend described. I do not think that the two are in any way incompatible.

Lord Cryer Portrait John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)
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Will the three-year moratorium that the Secretary of State mentioned earlier apply to health and safety legislation? I ask that question in view of the fact that two people are killed every week in construction.

Mark Prisk Portrait Mr Prisk
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We are reviewing health and safety legislation following a report on a common-sense approach to it. The moratorium approach to domestic regulation for micro-businesses will extend across health and safety, but it will be a common-sense approach based on ensuring that when public safety or national security are involved, measures are progressed.