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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 02 Nov 2022
International Students: Contribution to the UK

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and to catch your eye slightly spontaneously—it is much appreciated. I also congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stirling (Alyn Smith) on securing this important and timely debate. I did not necessarily need to speak, because I basically …..."
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Written Question
Students: Finance
Tuesday 24th May 2022

Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students on long residence receiving support in each of the nations of the UK in each of the last five years.

Answered by Michelle Donelan

The information requested is not held centrally.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"T8. Next week, staff at Glasgow University will be among 50,000 across the UK striking in protest at the 35% cut to their guaranteed pensions. It is in the interests of both students and staff that a negotiated settlement can be reached as soon as possible. What discussion are Ministers …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 06 Jan 2021
Covid-19: Educational Settings

"Where and when will families be able to find out exactly what free services the mobile operators are providing, and how will the Secretary of State make sure that it is as straightforward as possible to access? Is he making sure that the devolved Governments are fully looped in on …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) professional bodies in the education sector on the effect of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill on Scotland’s education system. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Well, that is a very unequivocal answer, so we look forward to that not coming back to bite them at any point in the future. I am glad the Minister is engaging with the GTCS, because in the other place the Minister has had to table an amendment to specifically …..."
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Written Question
Education: Scotland
Monday 12th October 2020

Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)

Question to the Department for Education:

What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the effect of the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill on Scotland’s education system.

Answered by Michelle Donelan

I meet regularly with education ministers from all of the devolved administrations and value our dialogue on a range of matters. During the course of recent meetings we have discussed aspects of the UK Internal Market Bill that are relevant to education.

My officials continue to work closely with colleagues in the devolved administrations on a range of matters. They have also discussed the UK Internal Market Bill with their counterparts.

Written Question
Education: Finance
Monday 7th September 2020

Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)

Question to the Department for Education:

What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on allocating additional funding for (a) further and (b) higher education.

Answered by Michelle Donelan

In Further Education, we are providing up to £96 million to support disadvantaged students whose studies have been disrupted.

We have announced a number of measures to help ensure there are no barriers to students being able to progress to Higher Education in 20/21. We have lifted caps on domestic medicine and dentistry courses in the next academic year and we are supporting providers to offer places to as many students who have met the grades for their current offer as they have physical capacity for, and where there are clinical placements available, through additional grant funding to support the costs of this provision. Health Education England and the Office for Students will be contacting all medical and dental schools to discuss their capacity to take on additional students in the 2020/21 academic year.

I can now confirm that providers will be eligible to bid for a share of up to £10 million funding to support capital expenditure on infrastructure required to accommodate additional students recruited as a result of the changed policy on A level grades. The fund will be administered by the Office for Students, and providers will be eligible to bid for projects that support expansion in 2020/21.

Additional teaching grant funding will also be provided to increase capacity in medical, nursing, STEM and other high-cost subjects which are vital to the country’s social needs and economy. All high cost subjects, which already receive additional funding from the Office for Students will potentially see further increases where there is an unexpectedly high distribution of students. The Office for Students will consult the sector on the details of how the allocations are made.

We will also be considering all Departmental funding as part of the Spending Review.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2020
Schools and Colleges: Qualification Results and Full Opening

"I think the World Health Organisation might disagree with what the Secretary of State has just said, but I want to reflect on the impact on universities and higher education. They are already feeling the impact of the lack of international students coming in to pay fees, and now funding …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jun 2020
Education Settings: Wider Opening

"The Secretary of State mentioned colleges in his statement, but does he recognise the important role that universities are playing as well in providing additional support for young people, particularly disadvantaged young people? I think, for example, of the summer school being run by the University of Glasgow, which incidentally …..."
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