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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 Jul 2023
T-levels

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 17 Jul 2023
Schools: Admissions

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Division Vote (Lords)
13 Jul 2023 - Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Baker of Dorking (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 144 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 157
Written Question
Further Education: Admissions
Monday 10th July 2023

Asked by: Lord Baker of Dorking (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many students enrolled at Further Education Colleges at the ages of 14 and 15 in the years (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, (5) 2022, and (6) 2023.

Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The number of students enrolled at further education colleges of academic aged[1] 14 and 15 in the 2017/18 to 2022/23 academic years[2] were as follows:

Academic Year

Number of students aged 14 and 15

2017/18

3,726

2018/19

4,089

2019/20

4,140

2020/21

3,956

2021/22

3,887

2022/23

4,532

[1] Age as of 31 August in the relevant academic year.

[2] Complete data for the academic year 2022/2023 is not available yet. This data is as of 1 May 2023.

Division Vote (Lords)
13 Jun 2023 - Financial Services and Markets Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Baker of Dorking (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 176 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 203
Division Vote (Lords)
8 Jun 2023 - Financial Services and Markets Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Baker of Dorking (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 148 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 193 Noes - 159
Division Vote (Lords)
8 Jun 2023 - Financial Services and Markets Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Baker of Dorking (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 191 Noes - 154
Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 17 May 2023
Vagrancy Act 1824

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15 May 2023 - Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Baker of Dorking (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Conservative No votes vs 16 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 245 Noes - 154
Written Question
Further Education: T-levels
Friday 31st March 2023

Asked by: Lord Baker of Dorking (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of entrants for T Level examinations in 2022 were studying in FE colleges.

Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department does not have available data on how many students sat T Level assessments in 2022 at institutional level. The department expects T Levels to be included in school and college performance tables from 2024 which should include student numbers.

Of the 164 providers that are currently delivering T Levels, 105 are Further Education (FE) colleges. The department has selected a relatively small number of high performing providers for the first years of T Level delivery to ensure T Levels are high quality courses from the very start.

The number of FE providers delivering T Levels is increasing year on year, and the department expects student numbers to grow significantly over the next few years.