Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Dan Rogerson Excerpts
Monday 29th October 2012

(12 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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I, too, welcome the Minister to his position and wish him well in taking over the work his predecessor carried out so admirably. In tightening up the rules on quality, the Government have borne down on some questionable practices. However, they have also tightened up on sub-contracting and sub-sub-contracting to providers. In some areas, particularly rural and peripheral ones, some of those providers are the only providers of such courses. Will he ensure that, where that quality can be guaranteed, those arrangements can continue?