Question for short debate on Monday, 3 December 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Sharp of Guildford. The answering member was Lord Triesman.

Education: Adult Learners

Lords question for short debate on why at a time when they are encouraging people to upgrade skills and continue working later in life, adult learners seeking a second qualification at an equaivalent or lower level to that already held must pay full-cost fees.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 696 c1563-80
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Sharp of Guildford | 696 c1563-6 (Link to this contribution) asked Her Majesty’s Government why at a time when they are encouraging people to upgrade skills and ...; Baroness Blackstone | 696 c1568-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should declare an interest as the vice-chancellor of the University of Greenwich. I hav...; Lord Watson of Richmond | 696 c1567-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we should all be grateful to my noble friend Lady Sharp for introducing this debate becaus...; Lord Dearing | 696 c1567 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, referred to a Leitch target of 40 per cent by 2020. The Ge...; Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | 696 c1566-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am pleased to be able to speak in the noble Baroness’s short debate and I should declare...; Lord Haskins | 696 c1572 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as Pro-Chancellor and Chair of the Council at the Open University. I...; Lord Morgan | 696 c1571-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Government have championed many admirable principles in higher education and I fear th...; Lord Quirk | 696 c1571 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this debate is rich in what Shakespeare called, "““wise saws and modern instances””." I a...; Lord Plant of Highfield | 696 c1570-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as having been a university teacher for the past 41 years. I rarely ...; Lord Jones | 696 c1569-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am glad to follow, and support, the noble Lord, Lord Rix. It is the case that the great ...; Lord Rix | 696 c1569 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I declare an interest as the Chancellor of the University of East London and, secon...; Baroness Walmsley | 696 c1574 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is impossible properly to wind up on a debate in two minutes, so I will just have to co...; Lord Puttnam | 696 c1573-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as the Chancellor of the Open University and as the recent Chancello...; Baroness Verma | 696 c1574-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we were promised that lifelong learning would be a norm. Instead we find, yet again, the G...; Lord Griffiths of Burry Port | 696 c1572-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, for giving us the opportunity to give vent to our ...; Lord Rix | 696 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister indicate where that might be the case?; Lord Triesman | 696 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope my noble friend will bear with me. I shall come to that point shortly when I talk a...; Baroness Blackstone | 696 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, where does my noble friend think that those 20,000 extra students are going to come from? ...; Lord Triesman | 696 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I respect my noble friend’s view that, given time, the universities might do it; given a g...; Lord Puttnam | 696 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is possible to allow the universities the space and time to think and to come up with t...; Lord Triesman | 696 c1577 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, where what might be the case?; Lord Rix | 696 c1578 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am saying that there would be tremendous losses of people retraining and the Minister is...; Lord Triesman | 696 c1578-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when the House had its debate on the report produced by the noble Lord, Lord Leitch, there...; Lord Triesman | 696 c1579-80 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in a few moments I intend to come to the consultation point because I also want to try to ...; Lord Triesman | 696 c1575-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join others in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp—and, indeed, all the speakers in ...; Lord Watson of Richmond | 696 c1579 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sorry but I sense that the Minister is coming to the end of his peroration. Before he...
Subjects: Degrees Finance Fees and charges Graduates Higher education Qualifications Students Open University Mature students
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Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Education: Adult Learners

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