Every parliamentary written question tabled by Alison Griffiths this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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How much funding will be available to support students undertaking study placements in the US under mobility schemes in the (a) 2026–27 and 2027–28 academic year.
The Turing Scheme is a global, demand-led programme and does not ringfence funding for specific destinations, including the United States. Providers design placements based on their students’ needs and apply for funding accordingly. The overall Turing Sch...
What assessment she has made of trends in the level of students undertaking overseas study placements following the UK’s withdrawal from the Erasmus Programme.
Since the 2021/22 academic year, the Turing Scheme has been the UK government’s global programme for students to study and work abroad.The Scheme funded 21,353 completed placements in 2021/22, 28,152 placements in 2022/23, 32,714 placements in 2023/24, 34...
Whether her Department offers protection to staff from unfair dismissal from their first working day.
The department has appropriate policies and processes in place to ensure employees are treated fairly from day one of their employment.All dismissals are handled in line with current legislation and appropriate Codes of Practice. Where an employee feels they may have been unfairly dismissed, appropriate internal appeal routes may be instigated.Where an employee is unable to solve a problem internally, they may be able to go to an employment tribunal to claim unfair dismissal, as set out in legislation.This position will be reviewed when unfair dismissal rights are updated in line with proposals in the Employment Rights Bill.