"Every child and young person should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential, whatever their needs or circumstances. This Government inherited a SEND crisis, and we are determined to fix it. The Government programme of SEND reform is intended to deliver a more inclusive system that delivers for children and …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"No, I must make progress. The lifelong learning entitlement will transform the student finance system, giving people flexible access to high-quality education throughout their working lives. From January 2027, for the first time learners will be able to use their entitlement to fund individual modules as well as full courses …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) on securing this really important debate. She is a passionate advocate for these issues: she has chaired the APPG on students and has regularly raised issues related …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"Of course, I always support greater funding for education and young people, but I was just about to talk about some of the changes the Government are making to support sustainability.
After they were frozen for eight years, we increased tuition fee caps in line with inflation for 2025-26. We …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"I regularly talk to colleagues across the four nations, and my right hon. Friend the Minister for Universities, Baroness Smith, does the same. It is very important that we have that spirit of learning.
Those different routes are deeply connected. We think that the relationship between higher education and the …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"We want two thirds of young people to participate in higher-level learning, whether that is going to university, pursuing an apprenticeship or a technical route. We see all of those as deeply connected...." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and for raising these issues. I absolutely recognise the additional pressures that exist in rural and more remote communities. I will go on to discuss some of the things that we are doing to address those pressures, and I will come on …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"As we move into this new system, we will be looking at all the funding going into it, whether that is through the local funding formula or the high needs funding.
The thinking behind the cluster approach is that in the new system we want every school to be inclusive, …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South West Norfolk (Terry Jermy) for his speech and for all his work on this issue. I have his report with me; it is a deep and thoughtful reflection on the …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech
"I agree. In a previous life I led a council, and I used to sit in frustration, asking, “Does anyone in Government talk to each other?” because we often saw very siloed decisions. People’s lives are not split into different Government Departments: they live in communities, travel, need healthcare, and …..." Georgia Gould - View Speech