Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between Jo Stevens and Elizabeth Truss(5 years, 1 month ago)
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Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central) (Lab)
Elizabeth Truss
To be frank, a free trade deal with Colombia is not one of our urgent priorities.
ONS Decisions: Student Loans
Debate between Jo Stevens and Elizabeth Truss(5 years, 11 months ago)
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Urgent Questions are proposed each morning by backbench MPs, and up to two may be selected each day by the Speaker. Chosen Urgent Questions are announced 30 minutes before Parliament sits each day.
Each Urgent Question requires a Government Minister to give a response on the debate topic.
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Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central) (Lab)
In the light of the ONS decision, can the Chief Secretary tell the House who benefits from the current debt-driven student finance system, because it clearly is not students, taxpayers or the Government?
Elizabeth Truss
There is extremely strong evidence that going to university increases people’s earning power, and there is some very helpful new data—the longitudinal education outcomes data—that shows people how much they can expect to earn by studying particular courses.