Education: Qualifications — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 11:16 am on 10 November 2011.

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Photo of Baroness Quin Baroness Quin Labour 11:16, 10 November 2011

Has the Minister seen the recent study by the Institute of Fiscal Studies, which seems to imply that education cuts are specifically affecting the 16 to 19 year-old sector? Does he agree that with the scrapping of the educational maintenance allowance, the cuts in education and the deterrent effect of tuition fees, against the background of rapidly rising youth unemployment, 16 to 19 year-olds are facing a very difficult situation? Action may be urgently needed across government to give this vital section of our population increased educational and work opportunities for the future.