Higher Education: Part-time and Mature Students Debate
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Baroness Stowell of Beeston
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Higher Education: Part-time and Mature Students
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The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Stowell of Beeston) (Con)
My Lords, I am so sorry to interrupt. I know that the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, would not have been able to see that the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, is trying to get in, and it is the turn of the Lib Dems.
Baroness Brinton
My Lords, the Minister has said repeatedly in answering this Question that the Government want to stimulate the sector. If the issue is that employers will not provide support, what can the Government do to encourage employers to support part-time students, perhaps with some tax relief if they are supporting students gaining high-level qualifications which will benefit their businesses?