Results 141–160 of 2829 for speaker:Chris Skidmore

Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Copyright: EU Action (21 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: The deadline for implementing the EU Copyright Directive is 7 June 2021. The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on 31 January 2020 and the Implementation Period will end on 31 December 2020. The Government has committed not to extend the Implementation Period. Therefore, the United Kingdom will not be required to implement the Directive, and the Government has no plans to do so. Any...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Department for Education: Pay (21 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: There are no Department for Education staff who would receive an increase in their salary if their hourly pay rate was either £8.72, £9.30 or £10 as all staff are already paid above these hourly rates.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Erasmus+ Programme (21 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: The terms of the Withdrawal Agreement mean students, young people and learners will be able to participate fully in the remainder of the current programme and organisations can continue to bid for Erasmus+ funding up to the end of 2020. As stated in the Political Declaration, the UK is open to participate in certain EU programmes, such as the next Erasmus+ programme (2021-27), if it is in our...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Erasmus+ Programme (21 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: As stated in the Political Declaration, the UK is open to participate in certain EU programmes, such as the next Erasmus+ programme (2021-27), if it is in our interest to do so. The proposed regulations for the next 2021-27 Erasmus+ programme are still being discussed in the EU and have yet to be finalised. Future participation in EU programmes will be a subject of our negotiations on the...

Education: EU Educational and Research Programmes (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: The Government greatly value international co-operation in education, science and research. The withdrawal agreement protects the continuation of both Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020, and we will seek to participate in the relevant future EU programmes as part of future negotiations. Many of these programmes, or the regulations, simply are not ready yet. The political declaration makes the position...

Education: EU Educational and Research Programmes (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: I have enormous respect for the University of Glasgow and its excellent vice-chancellor, Anton Muscatelli, who is the author of a report on how to spread innovatory practices across Scotland. I am learning a lot from that work. I am determined that we should work towards association with Horizon Europe, the successor to Horizon 2020, but we need to know what the final regulations are. I am in...

Education: EU Educational and Research Programmes (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: I can absolutely confirm the Government’s commitment to research and development, and our wider commitment to doubling the R&D budget. We will spend a record amount on R&D for the future as we seek to become a global science superpower. When it comes the Horizon budget, we obviously want to work at pace to ensure that we can look at association. The association articles have yet to be fully...

Education: EU Educational and Research Programmes (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: When it comes to Erasmus+, as the hon. Lady well knows, we have a current programme that will run until 2021. The whole House had an opportunity to vote for the withdrawal agreement, not once, not twice, not three times; it had a fourth opportunity on Second Reading of the Bill, and a fifth on Third Reading. That withdrawal agreement protects our participation in the Erasmus+ scheme.

Education: EU Educational and Research Programmes (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: It absolutely does. It is not just the Government’s withdrawal agreement; it is the EU’s withdrawal agreement. Our determination to protect and stabilise our participation is crucial. It has been destabilised by other Opposition parties which have tried to vote down the withdrawal agreement over the past year or so. As for future negotiations, the Erasmus successor scheme, its protocols...

Education: Student Finance: Students from Low-income Backgrounds (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: The current student finance system removes financial barriers to those hoping to study. The Government review support for students annually, and we have recently announced a 2.9% increase to maximum grants and maintenance loans for the 2020-21 academic year. This takes support for the lowest-income students to record levels.

Education: Student Finance: Students from Low-income Backgrounds (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: Students pay nothing back until they start earning £25,725 a year, and that will rise to £26,575 from April 2020. It is important to understand that the number of people from disadvantaged backgrounds going to university has risen by 62% since 2009, and the Government are committed to looking at interest rates in future as part of the Conservative manifesto’s proposals.

Education: Student Finance: Students from Low-income Backgrounds (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: I thank my hon. Friend for making that essential point. Participation has risen year on year. Individuals are going through the school system, increasing the standard of their skills, and deciding that they want to take up HE as a route to future opportunities. However, we recognise that there must also be future opportunities within the FE system, which is why we want to ensure that every...

Education: Topical Questions (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: I thank the hon. Lady for rightly raising an important question. I have seen the UCU’s report, which demonstrates that approximately 70% of early-career researchers are on fixed-term contracts. There are also zero-hours contracts, and I am extremely concerned by the findings. I want to ensure that, as part of our strategy towards hitting 2.4% of GDP being spent on research and development...

Education: Topical Questions (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: Philip Augar and his independent panel have made thoughtful recommendations on tuition fee levels, loan repayment, and the balance of funding between universities and further education. We are considering the report carefully but have not yet taken decisions on the recommendations. I can now announce that the Government will conclude the review alongside the next spending review, which will...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Brexit (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: This government values the strong collaborative partnerships that we have across Europe in many areas including science, research and innovation, education, culture and media. We want to continue to support these opportunities. We will continue to collaborate with the EU on these areas and we have been clear that where it is in the UK’s interests we will seek to participate in some specific...

Written Answers — Department for Education: *No heading* (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: The Department remains closely engaged with the Home Office around the future immigration system, its design and its impact on tertiary education. Officials are involved in a number of cross-Whitehall meetings on system design, and attend the Education Sector Forum where the sector shares their views directly with the Home Office.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Further Education and Higher Education: Standards (20 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: We are increasing funding to improve participation for 16 to 19 year olds, introducing T-Levels, investing in further education (FE) and providing support for college improvement. The Office for Students and Ofsted hold higher education and FE providers to account for delivering quality and successful outcomes. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework incentivises quality...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Educational Exchanges (17 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: The government highly values international cultural exchange and cooperation in education and training and recognises the benefits that such cooperation brings. As my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, has made clear, the government wants to work to continue to build academic cooperation between the UK and the EU. As we enter negotiations on our future relationship with the EU, we want to...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Educational Exchanges (17 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: The government highly values international exchange and cooperation in education and training and recognises the benefits that such cooperation brings. As my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, has made clear, the government wants to continue to build academic cooperation between the UK and the EU. As we enter negotiations on our future relationship with the EU, we want to ensure that UK...

Written Answers — Department for Education: Department for Education: Pay (17 Jan 2020)

Chris Skidmore: Facilities Management (FM) at the Department for Education offices is delivered via the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) FM contract. Changes to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage are covered by the ‘change of law’ provisions within the MoJ FM contracts. As a result, the MoJ discusses with each of the FM service providers the potential impact of any such changes in order to...


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