"My Lords, the lifelong learning entitlement was the number one recommendation of the Augar review back in 2019, so one cannot say that implementation has been very rapid. Can the Minister give us any progress information on how many providers are proposing to offer modular provision, and on the consultation …..." Baroness Wolf of Dulwich - View Speech
"My Lords, I also support Amendments 12, 13 and 15, and will echo the points made about the general implications of the issues here. I declare an interest as an employee of King’s College London. What we are talking about here are, in effect, English medical degrees: that is what …..." Baroness Wolf of Dulwich - View Speech
"My Lords, the Minister referred to and acknowledged the shortage of technicians. He also said that we need to raise the status of vocational education. I really do not think that is the problem. We have at least five people chasing every apprenticeship opening in this country. We have excess …..." Baroness Wolf of Dulwich - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the review, and I must press the Minister further on the decision not to accept its recommendation to stick with the current Progress 8. Can she tell us a little bit more about why the Government have made the proposals they have—why creative arts and not …..." Baroness Wolf of Dulwich - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to add one very specific but pertinent comment to the debate at this point. Obviously, we are not going redesign the whole of apprenticeships here on the Floor of the House, but I strongly support the emphasis that the noble Lord, Lord Layard, has placed …..." Baroness Wolf of Dulwich - View Speech
"I apologise, that was my fault. I rise at the end of a very interesting group and look forward to the summing-up. One amendment has rather disappeared in the context of these important issues, but I strongly support it—Amendment 432B, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran. Until she tabled …..." Baroness Wolf of Dulwich - View Speech
"I thank the Minister very sincerely for the clarification on 16 to 19 academies, which I had so dismally failed to obtain. It would be extremely helpful if she could write to noble Lords and generally cascade the information about current flexibilities and the position of the Government on their …..." Baroness Wolf of Dulwich - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 436A. I declare an interest as a governor of King’s College London Mathematics School.
Clause 46 is intended to have important consequences for the staffing of schools. As it stands, it certainly will, but I am not sure that they will be the …..." Baroness Wolf of Dulwich - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 181 and 182 in my name and those of the noble Lords, Lord Aberdare and Lord Knight, and the noble Baroness, Lady Garden. I thank my fellow sponsors, and the noble Lord, Lord Londesborough, for so ably standing in for me in Committee.