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Division Vote (Commons)
3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Lauren Edwards (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 339 Noes - 172
Division Vote (Commons)
3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Lauren Edwards (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 322 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 176 Noes - 332
Division Vote (Commons)
3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Lauren Edwards (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 324 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 347
Division Vote (Commons)
3 Mar 2025 - Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Lauren Edwards (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 113 Noes - 331
Division Vote (Commons)
26 Feb 2025 - British Indian Ocean Territory - View Vote Context
Lauren Edwards (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 287 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 298
Division Vote (Commons)
26 Feb 2025 - Family Businesses - View Vote Context
Lauren Edwards (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 108 Noes - 313
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Feb 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]

Speech Link

View all Lauren Edwards (Lab - Rochester and Strood) contributions to the debate on: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]

Division Vote (Commons)
25 Feb 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Lauren Edwards (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 70 Noes - 312
Division Vote (Commons)
25 Feb 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Lauren Edwards (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 301 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 317 Noes - 55
Written Question
Apprentices
Monday 24th February 2025

Asked by: Lauren Edwards (Labour - Rochester and Strood)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of functional skills requirements on access to apprenticeships; and what the cost of Functional Skills training for people who already have a degree was in each of the last five years.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The government has announced changes to the rules relating to achievement of English and mathematics qualifications as part of an apprenticeship for those aged 19 or over at the start of their programme. Upskilling in English and mathematics will continue to remain a key feature of all apprenticeships, and we have listened to employers and will be offering more flexibility over when a standalone qualification is required in addition to this.

All apprentices will be required to secure and be assessed on the job-specific skills English and mathematics they need, but moving forward employers will have more flexibility over whether adult (19+) apprentices are required to achieve a standalone English and mathematics qualifications.

In future, adult apprentices will be able to complete their apprenticeship if they have demonstrated they have the skills, including relevant English and mathematics skills, to be effective in the role without undertaking a standalone English and mathematics qualification.

All apprentices who are aged 16 to 18 at the start of their apprenticeship will continue to be required and funded to secure up to a level 2 qualification in English and mathematics if they do not hold one, consistent with our expectation that all young people should have a meaningful further opportunity to secure a level 2 qualification in English and mathematics post-16.

This delivers the flexibility that employers have long called for and we expect it to lead to thousands more qualified apprentices in a range of key sectors, including in social care and construction.

The changes were made effective from 11 February 2025.