"Up till now, the reform of EMA has been a complete PR disaster. How will the Secretary of State ensure that the improvements announced today will be outlined to young people to ensure that they will not be put off continuing in education post-16?..." John Leech - View Speech
"T8. Can the Secretary of State assure me that changes to education maintenance allowance will not leave college students disadvantaged compared with school sixth-formers, who will still be entitled to free school meals?..." John Leech - View Speech
"Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests that the poorest 30% of graduates would pay less than they do now if the Browne review were to be implemented. However, potential students do not automatically assume that they are going to be among the bottom 30%, so any increase in …..." John Leech - View Speech
"I thank the Minister. I seek some clarification of the provision he cited, which makes reference to consulting “such persons”. Does he assume that “such persons” would include the parent body of the school?..." John Leech - View Speech