Part-time and Continuing Education and the Open University - Motion to Take Note

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 1:59 pm on 5 July 2018.

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Photo of Baroness Bakewell Baroness Bakewell Labour 1:59, 5 July 2018

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response to this debate, which has been extremely vigorous and well informed. First, I have to honour my colleague, my noble friend Lady Bryan, who demonstrated in her maiden speech that her values and her heart are in the right place. I look forward to her expressing those values in future.

A lot of people in this room know a lot of things about further education. We are a room full of experts and we should not be ashamed of that: we know what we are about. We have high hopes that the Government, in their post-18 review, will tackle what many of us perceive as a major contributor to this country’s economy. I feel that there is passion and information, and plenty of suggestions to be read in Hansard and noted. I commend the report and look forward to its application.

Motion agreed.