Speeches by Paffey.

“There is a double challenge, too, because obviously, if you start losing children, you start losing revenue and the funding that comes with it. Have you seen this, again, not necessarily in those that you are dealing with, but across other parts of the sector?”

“You listed, and several of you have spoken about, the disruption caused by temporary classrooms, marquees, lost days and so on. For the children who are in those particular schools, have we seen any evidence of an impact on their achievement? For example, on examination results, have examinations been disrupted or have…”

“My hon. Friend knows that under the current system far fewer dads take parental leave, which worsens the gender pay gap. In the five years after becoming mothers, many workers lose up to £65,000-worth of earnings. It is clear that better paid, longer and more usable partner leave is beneficial for all families. Does he…”

“On the specific concern about homogeneity of the sector if you lost some of the specialist provision, whether it is provided by smaller providers or more established, bigger providers, are there comments or concerns that you would raise? What would you say to that?”

“For the sake of time, I will not repeat the question about super-universities and the mergers model. What other opportunities—what alternative structures—can give hope to the sector as they are looking down the barrel of the next few years? What else can they pursue other than preparing for insolvency, which we have al…”

“Does anyone else want to comment on the case for or against, whether we think lessons have been learned and what it would need to contain? If everything has been said, don’t worry.”

“You have all rightly said that we should be looking at alternatives to insolvency rather than just preparing for the worst. Thinking about mergers, super-universities and so on, we have had some written evidence from GuildHE, which represents a lot of specialists and smaller HE providers, raising concerns that mergers …”

“The other risk that is concerning many is the emergence of cold spots in particular subject areas. Is that something we should realistically be concerned about? What are the specific Government policies or interventions that could help us avoid those cold spots?”

“On the specific concern about homogeneity of the sector if you lost some of the specialist provision, whether it is provided by smaller providers or more established, bigger providers, are there comments or concerns that you would raise? What would you say to that?”

“For the sake of time, I will not repeat the question about super-universities and the mergers model. What other opportunities—what alternative structures—can give hope to the sector as they are looking down the barrel of the next few years? What else can they pursue other than preparing for insolvency, which we have al…”

“You have all rightly said that we should be looking at alternatives to insolvency rather than just preparing for the worst. Thinking about mergers, super-universities and so on, we have had some written evidence from GuildHE, which represents a lot of specialists and smaller HE providers, raising concerns that mergers …”

“The other risk that is concerning many is the emergence of cold spots in particular subject areas. Is that something we should realistically be concerned about? What are the specific Government policies or interventions that could help us avoid those cold spots?”

“Does anyone else want to comment on the case for or against, whether we think lessons have been learned and what it would need to contain? If everything has been said, don’t worry.”

“We have talked a bit about the case for insolvency or not, but we drifted on to it rather than focusing on it. Neil, your organisation has made the case for a special insolvency regime. Do you want to outline again for us what you see as the key benefits of that? Then we can get others’ views, because I know they diffe…”

“In making the case for any future arrangements—and any further comments colleagues want to make—have we learned lessons from previous regimes, like the one that was in place for further education?”

“We have talked a bit about the case for insolvency or not, but we drifted on to it rather than focusing on it. Neil, your organisation has made the case for a special insolvency regime. Do you want to outline again for us what you see as the key benefits of that? Then we can get others’ views, because I know they diffe…”

“In making the case for any future arrangements—and any further comments colleagues want to make—have we learned lessons from previous regimes, like the one that was in place for further education?”

“I am delighted that this Labour Government are investing £20 million into Weston and a further £1.5 million into the wider Southampton Itchen constituency. Ideas are already flooding in from a group of people who are relieved not to be overlooked yet again, as they were under the last Government. Does the Minister agre…”

“As you go from pilot phase to full rollout, are you assuring us that you will be looking for that feedback, be it through the new framework and your calls and so on? That you will be looking to match that precisely with Dame Christine’s review, with the recommendations that were found, and with what perhaps trade union…”

“We recognise that what is coming looks very different to what was there before. We recognise there is significant change. Obviously neither you nor the sector nor we want to change just for the sake of change. What it has to do is ensure that there are schools where the best standard of education can be accessed by eve…”