Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Suzanne Webb Excerpts
Monday 6th December 2021

(3 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Daly Portrait James Daly (Bury North) (Con)
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3. What steps his Department is taking to support young people into high-quality jobs.

Suzanne Webb Portrait Suzanne Webb (Stourbridge) (Con)
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15. What steps his Department is taking to support young people into high quality jobs.

Jane Hunt Portrait Jane Hunt (Loughborough) (Con)
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17. What steps his Department is taking to support young people into high quality jobs.

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Nadhim Zahawi Portrait Nadhim Zahawi
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Mr Speaker, I hope to make T-levels as famous as A-levels and to give you a T-level pin like mine to wear on your lapel as well. I am happy to confirm that we will continue to fund some BTECs and other applied general qualifications in future where there is a clear need for skills and knowledge that A-levels and T-levels cannot provide and where they meet new quality standards.

Suzanne Webb Portrait Suzanne Webb
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The electric vehicle revolution will dominate the urban west midlands—or, some may say, the west midlands will dominate the electric vehicle revolution. Does my right hon. Friend agree that we must continue to align the post-16 education system with employer demand to ensure that we have the skills for that revolution and to develop our own home-grown talent?