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Jack Lopresti Excerpts
Monday 9th September 2019

(4 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gavin Williamson Portrait Gavin Williamson
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We will be looking at updating the House later on this year on our response to the Augar review. I met Philip Augar just a few weeks ago to discuss it in some depth. We will continue to keep the House updated over the coming months.

Jack Lopresti Portrait Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con)
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What conversations has my right hon. Friend had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, specifically to talk about continuing the process of devolving further education to our locally elected mayors?

Gavin Williamson Portrait Gavin Williamson
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This is something we are taking a lead on. We are already in the process of devolving many responsibilities to locally elected mayors. I will be having further discussions with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on how we can make that work as efficiently and as well as possible to deliver the skills that are needed for our urban areas.