Research Briefing
Adult further education funding in England since 2010
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides a summary of how funding for adult further education (including apprenticeships) in England has changed since 2010.
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Research Briefing
Level 4 and 5 education
This briefing paper provides an overview of Level 4 and 5 education (i.e. qualifications between A Levels and an undergraduate degree), including Government proposals for reform.
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Research Briefing
Right to Rent: private landlords’ duty to carry out immigration status checks
This briefing paper provides an overview of Right to Rent checks which must be carried out by private landlords/agents in England. The checks were introduced by the Immigration Act 2014. Breaches may, in some circumstances, amount to a criminal offence after changes introduced by the Immigration Act 2016 on 1 December 2016. The checks are controversial and have been subject to legal challenge.
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Debate Pack
Spending of the Department for Education
On 1 July 2019 there will be an Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Department for Education. The subject for this debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee, following the publication of the 2019-20 Main Supply Estimates on 9 May 2019. The debate follows two applications to the Committee for debates on DFE spending: one from Robert Halfon MP (Conservative), chair of the Education Select Committee; James Frith MP (Labour), member of the Education Select Committee; Thelma Walker MP (Labour), member of the Education Select Committee; and Laura Smith MP (Labour); and another led by Anna Turley MP regarding spending on children’s services. This debate comes at a time when the Government has recently introduced a new funding formula for schools and follows a previous Estimates day debate on Education spending in February 2019.
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Research Briefing
Devolution of the Adult Education Budget
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the forthcoming devolution of the Adult Education Budget from the 2019-20 academic year.
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Research Briefing
Postgraduate loans in England
This briefing provides details of the postgraduate loans systems in England, including the rationale for their introduction, the consultation process and the eligibility criteria.
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Debate Pack
Spending of the Department for Education
On 26 February 2019 there will be an Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Department for Education. The subject for this debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee, following the publication of the 2018-19 Supplementary Estimates on 11 February 2019. The application to the Committee was made by Robert Halfon (Conservative), chair of the Education Select Committee, Meg Hillier (Labour), chair of the Committee of Public Accounts and Layla Moran, member of the Committee of Public Accounts and Liberal Democrat spokesperson on education.
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Research Briefing
The forthcoming review of post-18 education and funding
This House of Commons briefing paper discusses the post-18 education and student finance review and gives an outline of the post- 18 funding system in England. It suggests possible options for reform that the Review may propose, such as the lowering of higher education tuition fees and analyses the impact of these proposals.
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Debate Pack
A debate on a motion on e-petition 229744 relating to college funding
On 21 January 2019, there will be a Westminster Hall debate on the motion "That this House has considered e-petition 229744 relating to college funding." The debate will begin at 4:30pm.
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Debate Pack
Debate on spending of the Department for Education
This Debate Pack provides background on Department for Education spending. It covers spending on schools, further and higher education.
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Research Briefing
Further Education: Post-16 Area Reviews
This House of Commons Library briefing provides information on the area reviews of post-16 education and training which were conducted between September 2015 and March 2017.
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Research Briefing
Debate on SI 2018/443 (on student support): 9 May 2018
On 9 May 2018 there will be a debate in the main chamber on a motion relating to The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 No. 443.
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Research Briefing
Cold Weather Payments for winter 2017-2018
This Library Briefing Paper provides information on the Cold Weather Payments Scheme for winter 2017-18.
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Research Briefing
Adult ESOL in England
This briefing provides information on English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) for learners aged 19 and over in England, including current current provision and funding, past funding changes, and recent reports. It also provides information on the Government's community-based English language programmes.
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