To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken a risk assessment on the impact of (1) the rate of closures in the hospitality sector, (2) job losses in the hospitality sector, and (3) the impact of lost investment in high streets.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken a risk assessment on the impact of (1) the rate of closures in the hospitality sector, (2) job losses in the hospitality sector, and (3) the impact of lost investment in high streets.

Motion that this House has considered higher education funding. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

Motion that this House has considered higher education funding. Motion lapsed (Standing Order No. 10(6)).

I beg to move,

That this House has considered higher education funding.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. As co-chair of the all-party parliamentary groups on students and for international students and a member of the all-party parliamentary university group, and representing a constituency with one of...

I beg to move,

That this House has considered higher education funding.

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. As co-chair of the all-party parliamentary groups on students and for international students and a member of the all-party parliamentary university group, and representing a constituency with one of...

I thank the hon. Member for giving way and congratulate her on securing the debate. On providing opportunities, particularly for working-class communities, would she agree with me that in my area, the likes of regional colleges, both on the north coast and the north-west, offer excellent opportunities, particularly for people...

I thank the hon. Member for giving way and congratulate her on securing the debate. On providing opportunities, particularly for working-class communities, would she agree with me that in my area, the likes of regional colleges, both on the north coast and the north-west, offer excellent opportunities, particularly for people...

I agree with the hon. Member. He makes an excellent point. I will come on to talking about disadvantaged students and the role that universities play.

Universities train the nurses and doctors who treat us. They train the teachers who educate our children, the engineers who build our infrastructure, and the...

I agree with the hon. Member. He makes an excellent point. I will come on to talking about disadvantaged students and the role that universities play.

Universities train the nurses and doctors who treat us. They train the teachers who educate our children, the engineers who build our infrastructure, and the...

My hon. Friend will be aware of there being around 600 job cuts at the University of Nottingham. There have been alternative proposals from staff—120 in total—but the impact will be significant. What has been noticeable in my conversations with the university is the emphasis on commercial elements, whether that...

My hon. Friend will be aware of there being around 600 job cuts at the University of Nottingham. There have been alternative proposals from staff—120 in total—but the impact will be significant. What has been noticeable in my conversations with the university is the emphasis on commercial elements, whether that...

I agree with my hon. Friend; he makes an excellent point. Nottingham is seen as a university that needs support, and I think colleagues across the sector will look to see how Nottingham is supported alongside their own universities.

As I was saying, far too many institutions are being forced into...

I agree with my hon. Friend; he makes an excellent point. Nottingham is seen as a university that needs support, and I think colleagues across the sector will look to see how Nottingham is supported alongside their own universities.

As I was saying, far too many institutions are being forced into...

I thank my hon. Friend for setting out the real challenges that our higher education institutions face. Does she agree that the difficult financial position universities are in is causing them to oversubscribe their courses, putting unsustainable pressures on their workforce, reducing the student experience and increasing financial instability as...

I thank my hon. Friend for setting out the real challenges that our higher education institutions face. Does she agree that the difficult financial position universities are in is causing them to oversubscribe their courses, putting unsustainable pressures on their workforce, reducing the student experience and increasing financial instability as...

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Universities need to be supported, so that the financial burden is not purely left for them to deal with.

I now want to come on to international students. International students should be welcomed as an enrichment of our campuses and strengtheners of Britain’s international...

My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. Universities need to be supported, so that the financial burden is not purely left for them to deal with.

I now want to come on to international students. International students should be welcomed as an enrichment of our campuses and strengtheners of Britain’s international...

It is a pleasure to serve under you today, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for the way in which she introduced the debate. Sheffield University was the first place I visited outside Scotland; I think the Red Deer pub, which is...

It is a pleasure to serve under you today, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for the way in which she introduced the debate. Sheffield University was the first place I visited outside Scotland; I think the Red Deer pub, which is...

I thank the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing this debate. Britain has a proud tradition of higher education. Our historic universities, our culture of learning and discovery and the world-class research carried out in this country have earned us a reputation that is recognised around the...

I thank the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing this debate. Britain has a proud tradition of higher education. Our historic universities, our culture of learning and discovery and the world-class research carried out in this country have earned us a reputation that is recognised around the...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) on securing this important debate.

Southampton is home to two excellent universities and yet in my constituency, only 7% of kids on free school meals will hold a...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) on securing this important debate.

Southampton is home to two excellent universities and yet in my constituency, only 7% of kids on free school meals will hold a...

I know I do not look it, but when I went to university, Margaret Thatcher was still our Prime Minister. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is incredible that funding for students’ day-to-day living costs was better then than it is today.?

I know I do not look it, but when I went to university, Margaret Thatcher was still our Prime Minister. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is incredible that funding for students’ day-to-day living costs was better then than it is today.?

My hon. Friend makes an absolutely salient point. Many of us never imagined that we would get to an even worse place, but here we are.

Only the top three earnings deciles of recent intakes will ever pay off their student loans in full. The nurse, the teacher or the engineer...

My hon. Friend makes an absolutely salient point. Many of us never imagined that we would get to an even worse place, but here we are.

Only the top three earnings deciles of recent intakes will ever pay off their student loans in full. The nurse, the teacher or the engineer...

My hon. Friend is making a very compelling speech. I wonder if he noticed the coverage in The Telegraph, which reported that graduates on the minimum wage will be making repayments on three out of the five student loan plans from next year onwards. Does he agree that this, in...

My hon. Friend is making a very compelling speech. I wonder if he noticed the coverage in The Telegraph, which reported that graduates on the minimum wage will be making repayments on three out of the five student loan plans from next year onwards. Does he agree that this, in...

I agree that this is not the deal that I think our country wants to offer its young people, particularly if the Government are about breaking down barriers to opportunity.

Secondly, on universities, the Office for Students reported in May that more than a third of English higher education institutes were...

I agree that this is not the deal that I think our country wants to offer its young people, particularly if the Government are about breaking down barriers to opportunity.

Secondly, on universities, the Office for Students reported in May that more than a third of English higher education institutes were...

It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing this debate.

As remarkable as it is to imagine, I also began university under Margaret Thatcher.

It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing this debate.

As remarkable as it is to imagine, I also began university under Margaret Thatcher.

You are really looking well.

You are really looking well.

Thanks, Jim.

The higher education funding settlement is currently failing both universities and young people in Cornwall. Institutions such as Falmouth University, based largely in my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency, are central to our local economy and our skills base, yet they are increasingly being asked to educate students at...

Thanks, Jim.

The higher education funding settlement is currently failing both universities and young people in Cornwall. Institutions such as Falmouth University, based largely in my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency, are central to our local economy and our skills base, yet they are increasingly being asked to educate students at...