Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Oct 2022
Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) Bill
"To follow on from the former Health Minister, the hon. Member for Winchester (Steve Brine), if it is true that the levy was essentially not needed for the social care reforms and the catch-up, and that everything is still staying, will the Minister tell us what advice he has had …..."Karin Smyth - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Mar 2022
Financial Statement
"I am old enough to remember the rampant inflation of the 1990s, when I started my career. I am old enough to remember when, under Ted Heath’s Government, we had to go to the local café because we had no lights on in the house. However, I am not old …..."Karin Smyth - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Economic Update
"The Chancellor’s proposal to “buy now, pay back later” while ignoring the eye-watering profits from oil and gas companies, as he did with the fraudsters, tells us all we need to know about whose side he is on. Prepayment meter customers face a much higher rate—£708 on average—so can he …..."Karin Smyth - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Nov 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"I recently visited the newly opened jobcentre in Knowle to support people back to work, and I have previously been chair of the all-party group on apprenticeships. I cannot fathom why the Government are abolishing BTECs, which are a crucial bridge for young people in Bristol South. Has the Treasury …..."Karin Smyth - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Sep 2021
Working People’s Finances: Government Policy
"My hon. Friend is making an excellent point about inflation. He and I may be of a similar age and remember how, perhaps in our younger years, inflation was such an important issue that we were mindful of almost daily. However, there is a generation that does not really understand, …..."Karin Smyth - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy
"For too long, successive Governments of all stripes have failed to grasp the nettle on social care reform. In fact, we have mostly failed to acknowledge that there was a nettle at all. That is largely because this burden overwhelmingly falls on women, and our voices have been silent. I …..."Karin Smyth - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 18th June 2021
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour - Bristol South)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of Self Employed Income Support Scheme grants which were initially refused and subsequently awarded following a review of the application on the grounds of exceptional circumstances.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The information requested about the number of Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants awarded on the grounds of exceptional circumstances following a review is not held centrally by HM Revenue and Customs and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Better Jobs and a Fair Deal at Work
"The right hon. Gentleman may have noticed that we recently elected a new Mayor of the West of England region who has pledged to commit to jobs, green jobs and bringing people together across the west of England. Will the right hon. Gentleman commit to working with the new West …..."Karin Smyth - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 12 May 2021
Better Jobs and a Fair Deal at Work
"This Queen’s Speech was most notable for what it lacked. It was the thinnest of gruel for a nation hungry for ambition and a plan to get back on track, but there was no plan for our economy, nothing of substance on jobs or opportunities for young people, and—perhaps most …..."Karin Smyth - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 26th April 2021
Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour - Bristol South)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the policies outlined in the Skills for Jobs White Paper are adequately funded.
Answered by Steve Barclay
At Spending Review 2020, the government announced £291 million of investment in Further Education in 21-22, to ensure that core funding for 16-19 year-olds is maintained in real terms per learner, rising in line with demographic growth, as well as £180m of additional capital funding to build new FE college places, for the roll-out of T Levels, and for Institutes of Technology.
The Government is also maintaining its commitment to provide £1.5 billion of capital funding to bring the entire college estate up to a good condition by 2025, announced at Budget 2020, of which £200m was allocated in 20-21 for immediate remedial projects.
Spending Review 2020 also committed £375 million from the National Skills Fund for 21-22. This includes £138 million to deliver the PM’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee - of which £95 million will fund free in-demand technical courses for adults at Level 3 (equivalent to A Level) and £43 million to expand employer-led skills bootcamps across England - and £110 million, including £50m of capital investment, to drive up higher technical provision in support of the future roll out of a flexible Lifelong Loan Entitlement, and to test and develop innovative models for local collaboration between skills providers and employers.
Funding beyond 21-22 will be considered as part of the next Spending Review.