Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 12 Jul 2021
Water Safety
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the Chair of the Petitions Committee, the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell), for presenting the petition, and all those who signed it. We live in a country that is not only surrounded by …..."Neil Parish - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 May 2021
A Brighter Future for the Next Generation
"It is a pleasure to speak in the Queen’s Speech debate, and I very much welcome the Government’s commitment to protect the environment and invest in our new green industries to help us to reach net zero by 2050. I am very fortunate to represent a very green constituency. My …..."Neil Parish - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 20th April 2021
Asked by:
Neil Parish (Conservative - Tiverton and Honiton)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will reconsider including food and drink qualifications in the Lifetime Skills Guarantee.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
Through the free courses for jobs offer, we are making courses available that address skills needs in the economy, offer good wage outcomes, and empower adults with the tools they need to secure a better job.
We have identified hundreds of courses that can give adults the skills they need in the labour market. These qualifications include those that can support employers regardless of their sector, including those in the food and drink industry, with courses in business, accountancy, engineering, marketing and a variety of digital qualifications. We are keeping the list of qualifications and the sector subject areas in scope under review and will consider requests for including courses that meet the published criteria. We have already added more qualifications to the original list. Those qualifications met all the criteria published on gov.uk.
Qualifications not included in this offer will still be eligible for Advanced Learner Loans (ALL). ALL are income contingent loans that provide extensive coverage of regulated qualifications from level 3 to level 6, helping to meet the up-front tuition fees. In the 2019/20 academic year there were applications to study at nearly 450 training providers, and over 3000 qualifications are currently in scope.
In addition to this, there a variety of high quality apprenticeship standards in food and drink manufacturing available for employers to use. They include, but are not limited to, food and drink advanced engineer, baker, and senior culinary chef.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Oct 2020
Free School Meals
"I very much welcome the support being given to poorer families, but the Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs looked at covid and the food supply, and there is no doubt that it is hugely challenging for the poorest in society to get food at the moment. Does …..."Neil Parish - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Oct 2020
Free School Meals
"My right hon. Friend is quite right about food insecurity, because that is exactly what the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report found. Does he agree that, if a sugar tax were implemented, raising £300 million, it would cost about £20 million per week to support free school meals? …..."Neil Parish - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"15. What steps her Department is taking to support the expansion of grammar schools. ..."Neil Parish - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Mar 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"Colyton Grammar School in my constituency has a great headteacher, wonderful staff and pupils with huge levels of attainment. The school would very much like to expand. How can the Secretary of State help it to expand more than it can at the moment?..."Neil Parish - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 06 Feb 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"19. Further to the question asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Sir Hugo Swire), Devon’s small rural schools and the long distances that our pupils have to travel mean that we need more funding. While I welcome fairer funding, we are starting a long way …..."Neil Parish - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Mar 2016
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"My right hon. Friend rightly emphasises that the Chancellor has provided funds for the west country. Rail, road, housing and broadband are all needed there...."Neil Parish - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 26 Jan 2016
Onshore Oil and Gas
"It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Howarth. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) for securing the debate. He is quite a brave man—I can stand up and support fracking because it largely does not affect my constituency, but when …..."Neil Parish - View Speech
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