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Mike Wood Excerpts
Monday 11th March 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Wood Portrait Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con)
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T8. As my right hon. Friend knows, Dudley College has submitted an outstanding bid to be an institute of technology. Can she confirm that the IOT programme will go ahead as planned on published timetables?

Anne Milton Portrait Anne Milton
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I am aware that Dudley College has progressed to stage two of the competition and we expect to announce the outcome shortly. As it is a competition, I obviously cannot comment on that. IOTs are a new kind of prestigious institution. It is important to note that they are not about new buildings, but collaborations between FE colleges, universities and leading employers to deliver the high-quality technical education we need.