Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alex Burghart and Henry Smith

Monday 6th December 2021 Commons Chamber

[Henry Smith]

From next September, Crawley College in my constituency will be offering an expanded number of T-levels, including in healthcare, science, education and construction. Would my hon. Friend like to pay a visit to that institution to see those opportunities for local 16 to 19-year-olds?

[Alex Burghart]

Any invitation to Crawley is too good to miss, and I would be absolutely delighted to come and see the roll-out of T-levels in my hon. Friend’s constituency. In my time as a Minister, I have had the pleasure of seeing many such colleges, and students and tutors are united in their enthusiasm for the project on which they have embarked.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alex Burghart and Henry Smith

Monday 1st November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Alex Burghart]

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his belated welcome.

We just had a historic spending review for skills in this country, with £2.8 billion of capital for skills, including money to deliver new T-levels across the spending-review period. Those T-levels will give more students the opportunity to progress into work at a higher level. Our level 2 review will enable more students to progress into work at the right level for them.

[Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)]

T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.