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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with AWE plc on apprenticeships, skills development and the maintenance of critical engineering skills within the defence sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with AWE plc on apprenticeships, skills development and the maintenance of critical engineering skills within the defence sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve post-16 education and skills training provision in Lincolnshire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve post-16 education and skills training provision in Lincolnshire.
The government is committed to improving post-16 education and skills provision in all areas, including Lincolnshire, so young people and adults can access the training they need to succeed and support economic growth.
We are delivering record investment in further education and skills, with over £18 billion of programme funding for post-16 education and skills each year and 16 to 19 programme funding rising to over £9 billion in the 2026/27 academic year. We are also investing in college capacity, estates and technical education, alongside reforms creating clearer pathways through A levels, V levels, T Levels, Occupational Certificates and Foundation Certificates.
The Greater Lincolnshire Local Skills Improvement Plan is bringing employers, providers and the combined authority together to identify and address local skills needs. The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority has also recently taken on responsibility for the Adult Skills Fund, giving local leaders greater flexibility to tailor adult skills provision to the needs of learners and employers across the country.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 10 of his Department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress his Department has made on boosting defence skills across the country by establishing Defence Technical Excellence Colleges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 10 of his Department’s Defence Industrial Strategy, published 8 September 2025, what progress his Department has made on boosting defence skills across the country by establishing Defence Technical Excellence Colleges.
Defence Technical Excellence Colleges (DTECs) will be specialist training centres for students aged 16 and above that will equip them with the cutting-edge technical skills required for critical defence roles.
In April 2026, we announced five DTECs in England: City College Plymouth, Yeovil College, Rotherham College (RNN Group), Lincoln College, and Blackpool and the Fylde College. These are due to commence operations during the 2026/27 academic year.
As part of their Defence Growth Deals, we have also announced our intention to establish two DTECs in Scotland and one in Wales. We are working with the relevant devolved governments and education authorities to establish these.
Frequently asked questions about the UK government's immigration white paper proposals in 2025, including longer qualifying periods for indefinite leave to remain.
Frequently asked questions about the UK government's immigration white paper proposals in 2025, including longer qualifying periods for indefinite leave to remain.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis he has undertaken of future skills requirements in the waste and resource management sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what analysis he has undertaken of future skills requirements in the waste and resource management sector.
The Government's latest analysis of future skills needs is set out in the Skills England annual skills report and Sectoral Skills Needs Assessments 2026, which provides an assessment of current and future skills demand and supply across ten priority sectors.
The report is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-england-annual-skills-report-and-sectoral-skills-needs-assessments-2026
Skills England has not undertaken a dedicated assessment of future skills requirements in the waste and resource management sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to retire aviation apprenticeship standards for certain posts on (a) youth employment and (b) opportunities for skills expansion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals to retire aviation apprenticeship standards for certain posts on (a) youth employment and (b) opportunities for skills expansion.
The government recognises the importance of aviation apprenticeships in helping employers develop a skilled workforce. Skills England is consulting with stakeholders on the proposal to retire certain occupational standards, often due to low levels of new starts or a range of delivery challenges, including limited provider availability. The potential impact on youth employment and skills development opportunities will form part of the assessment of consultation responses.
As an executive agency sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions. Skills England reviews standards to ensure that they continue to meet employer need. The current consultation is still live, and no final decision has been taken. Aviation sector stakeholders have been engaged throughout, and we will continue to work closely with them throughout the process.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy on skilled jobs and apprenticeships in Scotland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Industrial Strategy on skilled jobs and apprenticeships in Scotland.
Defence is making a landmark investment in Scotland’s future defence workforce, including apprenticeships, through the Defence Industrial Strategy’s £182 million skills package and the Scotland Defence Growth Deal.
The Scotland Defence Growth Deal has identified skills as a core priority and will support interventions to address skills shortages across the defence sector. This includes a proposed £10 million investment in up to two Defence Technical Excellence Colleges in Scotland, creating pathways into careers in defence engineering, advanced manufacturing and maritime technologies.
Scotland will also benefit from UK-wide initiatives such as the UCAS Defence Portal, which will promote awareness of high-quality careers in defence and the apprenticeship and graduate routes into them. Similarly, through the Defence Universities Alliance, we are working with the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Strathclyde to grow collaboration between MOD, universities and defence industries to support skills and the pipeline of students into rewarding careers.
In addition, major defence programmes are creating apprenticeship opportunities in Scotland. The Type 31 frigate programme in Rosyth, for example, currently supports around 150 apprenticeships and is expected to generate further apprenticeship opportunities over the lifetime of the programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the skills and workforce required to support the transition to a more circular economy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the skills and workforce required to support the transition to a more circular economy.
The Government is committed to transitioning towards a circular economy where resources are kept in use for longer and waste is designed out. Defra recognises that skills will be an important enabler of this transition and is considering the evidence for appropriate action right across the economy.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate lifting the visa brake.
To ask His Majesty's Government when they anticipate lifting the visa brake.
Applications for visas on the affected routes from the affected nationalities are now being refused. The latest public immigration statistics show that visa applications for the affected routes and nationalities in Q2 2026 have on average fallen by over 90% compared to Q4 2025.
The visa brake for Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan will be reviewed by the Home Office after 18 months after imposition. This principally involves an assessment of the risk of future visa-linked asylum claims. It does not mean the visa brake will necessarily be lifted. The brake will only be lifted once the government assesses it appropriate to do so and it is clear that there has been a reduction in the risk of high proportions of visa-linked asylum claims recommencing on these routes from these nationalities.
Motion that this House has considered the building safety remediation of residential buildings. Motion lapsed.
Motion that this House has considered the building safety remediation of residential buildings. Motion lapsed.
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the building safety remediation of residential buildings.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, and all right hon. and hon. Members for their participation.
More than nine years after Grenfell...
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the building safety remediation of residential buildings.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, and all right hon. and hon. Members for their participation.
More than nine years after Grenfell...
I can think of at least two buildings in my constituency that have been determined urgent life-critical but cannot be remediated because of delays in getting the certificates they need from the Building Safety Regulator. That leaves residents facing large insurance costs, unable to sell, and stuck with damp and...
I can think of at least two buildings in my constituency that have been determined urgent life-critical but cannot be remediated because of delays in getting the certificates they need from the Building Safety Regulator. That leaves residents facing large insurance costs, unable to sell, and stuck with damp and...
I am incredibly grateful to the hon. Lady, who I know represents a Bournemouth seat. I have exactly the same issues in my constituency. Reports and certification are not being received in time, often frustrating sales and driving things like insurance premiums in the long term. Residents’ lives cannot be...
I am incredibly grateful to the hon. Lady, who I know represents a Bournemouth seat. I have exactly the same issues in my constituency. Reports and certification are not being received in time, often frustrating sales and driving things like insurance premiums in the long term. Residents’ lives cannot be...
I am struck that the hon. Member used the phrase “collective national response” to start his remarks. As a Scottish MP, I am conscious that this is a UK-wide endeavour, but four different Governments could be looking at it. If work is accelerated in one part, pressure can be put...
I am struck that the hon. Member used the phrase “collective national response” to start his remarks. As a Scottish MP, I am conscious that this is a UK-wide endeavour, but four different Governments could be looking at it. If work is accelerated in one part, pressure can be put...
The hon. Gentleman is right to say that one main handbrake to remediation is national resourcing. There are simply not enough fire safety engineers or specialist companies that can do this remediation work on a fast timescale. That problem exists not only between Scotland and England but within the English...
The hon. Gentleman is right to say that one main handbrake to remediation is national resourcing. There are simply not enough fire safety engineers or specialist companies that can do this remediation work on a fast timescale. That problem exists not only between Scotland and England but within the English...
The hon. Member talked about publication of the audit, with which I hope everyone will agree. Does he agree that it should be shared across the nations of the UK in order that all our Executives—the Parliaments in Scotland and Wales and the Executive in Northern Ireland—can take action where...
The hon. Member talked about publication of the audit, with which I hope everyone will agree. Does he agree that it should be shared across the nations of the UK in order that all our Executives—the Parliaments in Scotland and Wales and the Executive in Northern Ireland—can take action where...
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He parallels the case made by the hon. Member for Stirling and Strathallan (Chris Kane). There has to be a national-level approach, and I hope that the Government will share information with the devolved Administrations in all parts of the United Kingdom and...
I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. He parallels the case made by the hon. Member for Stirling and Strathallan (Chris Kane). There has to be a national-level approach, and I hope that the Government will share information with the devolved Administrations in all parts of the United Kingdom and...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison, and a delight to be called first. I congratulate the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) on securing this important debate. It is an important opportunity for me to raise with the Minister the many issues that my...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison, and a delight to be called first. I congratulate the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) on securing this important debate. It is an important opportunity for me to raise with the Minister the many issues that my...
I thank the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) for securing this debate and for the excellent way that he presented the case. This issue causes unbelievable levels of stress for many of our constituents.
We should briefly contrast the complications of getting remedial action to bring about safety and...
I thank the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) for securing this debate and for the excellent way that he presented the case. This issue causes unbelievable levels of stress for many of our constituents.
We should briefly contrast the complications of getting remedial action to bring about safety and...