Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Marcus Fysh and Nick Gibb

Monday 29th April 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con)]

17. The breadth of the curriculum is important, particularly when it comes to colleges. Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Yeovil College on its successful institute of technology bid, which will enable the delivery of a much broader curriculum? Will he also meet me to discuss course funding? There is some concern about whether the capital funding made available for the initial T-level pilots will be available for subsequent ones, and in the further roll-out.

[Nick Gibb]

I congratulate Yeovil College on its achievement. I can tell my hon. Friend that £38 million of capital will be made available for T-level development and that an extra £500 million a year will be allocated to that sector of our education system once the courses are up and running.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Marcus Fysh and Nick Gibb

Monday 25th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Nick Gibb]

I pay tribute to the hon. Lady for the work that she has been doing over several years to ensure that children are better informed about the dangers of water and how to be safe in and around it. I thank her for her campaigns and that of the father of Ross Irwin, to whom I also pay tribute. Thanks to the Royal Life Saving Society and Sunderland City Council, there are now improved water safety measures in place at the Fatfield riverside on the River Wear. We take these issues very seriously, which is why we improved the curriculum and why this Government asked an independent group of experts from across the swimming sector to submit an independent report, setting out how we can improve swimming and the swimming curriculum in our schools.

[Mr Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con)]

7. What progress his Department has made on the introduction of T-levels.