Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill

Debate between Gary Sambrook and Robert Halfon

2nd reading
Monday 27th February 2023 Commons Chamber

[Robert Halfon]

The beauty of the Bill is that it will enable anyone to retrain and do long courses, short courses or modules at a time of their own choosing, building up credits along the way. Those who leave the Army will be able to do that kind of skilled retraining.

[Gary Sambrook (Birmingham, Northfield) (Con)]

Does the Minister agree that as well as the Bill and Government support, the £6.6 million of investment in Cadbury College in King’s Norton in my constituency will ensure that people have the facilities and resources to give people the skills they need for later in life—[Interruption.]

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gary Sambrook and Robert Halfon

Monday 28th November 2022 Commons Chamber

[Robert Halfon]

My hon. Friend is a human dynamo and a champion of new nuclear. I agree it is essential that we have a workforce to support the nuclear industry and the development of gigawatt-scale and small modular reactor nuclear power stations. She will know that our reforms across the skills system will ensure that we build the highly skilled workforce we need to meet our net zero targets by 2050. If she wants to see at first hand the commitment of this Government and the Department for Education to net zero, both the Schools Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Nick Gibb), and I are recycled Ministers.

[Gary Sambrook (Birmingham, Northfield) (Con)]

13. What steps her Department is taking to improve early years teacher training.