Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"10. What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality of technical qualifications. ..."Gareth Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"Does my hon. Friend agree that robust technical qualifications, together with fantastic new facilities, such as the new institute of technology at Grantham College, mean that we can finally dispel the myth that a degree is the only path to success in our country?..."Gareth Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 21 Jan 2021
Skills for Jobs White Paper
"Boosting skills will be critical for levelling up counties such as mine, Lincolnshire. Can my right hon. Friend assure me and everyone in the Grantham and Stamford constituency that our local colleges will receive the resources they need to fully achieve our ambitions for young people?..."Gareth Davies - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" Improving skills is critical for addressing disparities in regional productivity. Can my right hon. Friend commit to supporting local Lincolnshire colleges such as Stamford College and Grantham College in that endeavour?..."Gareth Davies - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 14th July 2020
Asked by:
Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that students in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas have an adequate transport service to reach their place of work under the T-level requirement to do 315 hours of work experience.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
Decisions about transport, including in Lincolnshire, are a matter for local transport authorities, working with transport operators.
However, students should not be prevented from undertaking a T Level industry placement due to the additional transport costs. Therefore we are taking a number of steps to ensure that students are able to access placements regardless of where they live. We have increased the travel bursaries that young people can draw on to help with travel costs and providers can use the T Level Capacity and Delivery Fund to help with travel costs. Additionally, the National Apprenticeships Service has been looking to encourage more employers including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to offer placements as SMEs make up the majority of employers in rural areas.
We are also looking at imaginative and innovative approaches to student transport which already exist and enable greater access to placements, in particular for students in rural areas, and how we can foster these approaches more widely for T Levels.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 02 Jul 2020
Education Settings: Autumn Opening
"The new shadow Education Secretary used her first public statement to say that she looks forward to working with the unions. She talks about delays. Does my right hon. Friend know whether that means she agreed with the National Education Union’s orders to not engage with the Government’s plan to …..."Gareth Davies - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 26th June 2020
Asked by:
Gareth Davies (Conservative - Grantham and Bourne)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding will be allocated to the Primary PE and Sport Premium in academic year 2020-21.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Government will confirm arrangements for the PE and Sport Premium in the 2020/21 academic year as soon as possible.