Written Question
Friday 13th July 2018
Asked by:
Lady Hermon (Independent - North Down)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will request information from the Vice Chancellor of Sheffield University on the number of scholarships in the Sheffield University Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme that have been awarded to applicants from Northern Ireland in the latest academic year; and if he make a statement.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
As autonomous institutions that are independent from government, it is for individual higher education providers to determine the scholarship arrangements they wish to offer for students on taught postgraduate courses. Therefore, it would be inappropriate for the department to make such a request of a particular provider.
The government has taken steps to support people who want to study at this level by introducing a postgraduate master’s loan, and the work of the review of post-18 education and funding will look at how we support people to study at different times in their lives.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jan 2018
Presidents Club Charity Dinner
"I was profoundly shocked by the reports of what happened at the event organised by the Presidents Club, and I am pleased that the Minister has given such a robust condemnation of the event. Although she has been very loyal to her ministerial colleague, who reportedly did not stay for …..."Lady Hermon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Sep 2017
School Funding: North Northumberland
"I am curious to know whether, when we have the examples of sparsely populated areas in Northern Ireland, Wales and the highlands and islands in Scotland, lessons could be learned for England, especially Northumbria, as the most sparsely populated county in England—I have learned something this evening and it was …..."Lady Hermon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Sep 2017
Free Childcare Entitlement
"The Minister will be well aware that Northern Ireland has not had a functioning Assembly since January. I want to be reassured that childcare entitlement in Northern Ireland is not falling behind because of the uncertainty over the Assembly, or the lack of it. We have no idea when it …..."Lady Hermon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Sep 2017
Free Childcare Entitlement
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Written Question
Tuesday 21st March 2017
Asked by:
Lady Hermon (Independent - North Down)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria bidders will be required to meet to secure funding from the fund announced in the Spring Budget 2017 to mark the centenary of women's suffrage; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The Government has set up a £5m fund to help celebrate this important occasion. Funding will be available for projects in England, and details including application criteria will be announced in due course. The Barnett formula has been applied to this funding in the usual way and it is for the devolved administrations to decide whether, and how, they choose to mark the centenary.
Written Question
Tuesday 21st March 2017
Asked by:
Lady Hermon (Independent - North Down)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the fund announced in the Spring Budget 2017 to mark the centenary of women's suffrage will be open for applications from Northern Ireland bidders; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Caroline Dinenage
The Government has set up a £5m fund to help celebrate this important occasion. Funding will be available for projects in England, and details including application criteria will be announced in due course. The Barnett formula has been applied to this funding in the usual way and it is for the devolved administrations to decide whether, and how, they choose to mark the centenary.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Mar 2017
Visible Religious Symbols: European Court Ruling
"I am very troubled by the judgments. If the provisions of the CJEU’s judgments are held to be directly effective, they can be relied on by employers in the UK without further ado. In my estimation, that would be deplorable. Will the Minister confirm that the Government are keeping open …..."Lady Hermon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Mar 2017
Visible Religious Symbols: European Court Ruling
"On a point of order, Mr Speaker...."Lady Hermon - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Mar 2017
Visible Religious Symbols: European Court Ruling
"It pertains to this statement...."Lady Hermon - View Speech
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