Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting) Debate
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Ben Bradley
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Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)
Ben Bradley ExcerptsTuesday 7th December 2021
(3 years, 10 months ago)
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Ben Bradley (Mansfield) (Con)
I shared many of the hon. Gentleman’s concerns so I went to the Department for Education to seek clarity. As I understand it, many of the things that he is suggesting are already possible. Under both the current system and the new proposals, if a job coach accepts that a qualification would help someone into work, that coach can already approve that qualification and allow someone to do that training instead of job seeking under the work-based requirements for universal credit. Someone can also do a part-time qualification outside of working hours and still receive universal credit. Does he accept that that is true and perhaps contradicts some of his comments?
The Chair
Before Mr Perkins responds, may I remind Members that an intervention is just that; if you want to make a speech, make a speech.