Debates between Kim Johnson and Paula Barker during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Kim Johnson and Paula Barker
Monday 1st November 2021

(3 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kim Johnson Portrait Kim Johnson (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab)
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15. What steps he is taking to help ensure that students can continue to study BTEC qualifications.

Paula Barker Portrait Paula Barker (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab)
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17. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of removing funding for BTEC qualifications on students.

Alex Burghart Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Alex Burghart)
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I can confirm, following what my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said, that we are not planning to remove funding from all BTECs. We will continue to fund high-quality qualifications, including BTECs, that can be taken alongside, or as alternatives to, T-levels and A-levels where there is a clear need for skills and knowledge. We will be led by the evidence and the final decision on qualifications reform will be taken in due course.