Written Question
Tuesday 12th September 2023
Asked by:
John McNally (Scottish National Party - Falkirk)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on UK access to Erasmus+, in the context of the policies of the Irish Government on access to Erasmus+ in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The department understands that the Irish Government has allocated funding to allow higher education students in Northern Ireland to access the Erasmus+ Programme.
The department looks forward to continuing its collaborative work with sector stakeholders and Northern Ireland Executive officials to ensure that students in Northern Ireland are able to benefit from the opportunities available to them through the UK Government’s Turing Scheme.
For academic year 2023/24, the Turing Scheme is allocating over £2.9 million to education providers in Northern Ireland to fund international placements for over 1,000 participants, more than half of whom are students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The government does not intend to negotiate resuming participation in any aspect of Erasmus+ with the EU as a Programme Country.
Written Question
Tuesday 18th July 2023
Asked by:
John McNally (Scottish National Party - Falkirk)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to make changes to the Erasmus programme.
Answered by Robert Halfon
Erasmus+ is the European Union's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. Any changes to the programme are therefore for the European Commission to determine, and not the UK Government.
Written Question
Monday 17th April 2023
Asked by:
John McNally (Scottish National Party - Falkirk)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of international student visa restrictions on the higher education sector.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
The department works closely with the Home Office on a range of issues, including on matters relating to international student visas. The government keeps all immigration policies under constant review to ensure they best serve the country and reflect the public’s priorities.
International students make a significant economic and cultural contribution to the UK’s higher education sector, and I am proud to have met our International Education Strategy ambition to attract at least 600,000 international students for the second consecutive year.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"12. What plans he has to ensure UK access to EU educational and research programmes after the transition period; and if he will make a statement. ..."John McNally - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Scottish Government and partners have invested around £85 million in a state-of-the-art college campus in my constituency of Falkirk. Students from all over Europe attend the Forth Valley College. EU students bring a huge economic benefit to the college, Falkirk, Scotland and the UK, and they enrich our institutions, …..."John McNally - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"8. What assessment he has made of the potential effect on tertiary education of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement. ..."John McNally - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Apr 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Government have proposed a temporary leave that will apply to EU citizens for 36 months, allowing EU students to complete their third-level degrees here in England. However, the majority of Scottish degree courses last for 48 months, and thus EU students will …..."John McNally - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 04 Feb 2019
Oral Answers to Questions
"T4. The Construction Industry Training Board has revealed its intention to sell off sections of Scotland’s national construction colleges. Will the Secretary of State outline what impact this decision will have on apprenticeships?..."John McNally - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 12 Jul 2018
Forced Adoption in the UK
"The narrative we have heard today, particularly from the hon. Member for Wirral South (Alison McGovern), has expressed all the concerns and high emotions involved in this awful, unjust practice. We have enormous sympathy for mothers who went through this. It is right that our social attitudes have moved on …..."John McNally - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"1. What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on future participation in EU research programmes and staffing levels in higher education. ..."John McNally - View Speech
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