Ms Nusrat Ghani

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: New clause 2—Report on the impact on Higher Education— “(1) Within one year of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish a report on the impact of this Act on the provision of degree apprenticeships in England. (2) The Report must include an impact assessment of the removal of apprenticeship levy funding for degree apprenticeships. (3) The report under subsection (1) must be laid before both Houses of Parliament.” New clause 3—Report on the impact on T levels— “(1) Within one year of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish a report on the impact of this Act on T-Levels. (2) The report under subsection (1) must include— (a) the involvement of Skills England in the administration of T Levels, including the curriculum and assessment methods; (b) an assessment of the independence of the accreditation of T-Levels, specifically whether there has been any involvement of the Secretary of State in this process; and (c) an assessment of the extent to which T-Levels are meeting local demand for skills. (3) The report under subsection (1) must be laid before both Houses of Parliament.” New clause 4—Creation of Skills England— “(1) A body corporate known as Skills England is established to carry out the functions transferred to the Secretary of State under this Act. (2) At the end of a year after the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must make regulations transferring to Skills England all the functions transferred from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education under this Act. (3) Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary of State from transferring more functions to Skills England under other enactments.” This new clause would put Skills England on an independent statutory footing rather than as part of the DfE. The role of IfATE would be included in that planned for Skills England. Amendment 4, in clause 4, page 2, line 6, at end insert— “(3B) A group of persons under subsection (3) must include a representative from an organisation that is the representative body for a sector.” Amendment 5, page 2, line 6, at end insert— “(3B) When approving a standard under subsection (3), the Secretary of State must have regard to the reasonable requirements of— (a) industry, commerce, finance, professions and other employers regarding education and training, and (b) persons who may wish to undertake education and training.” Amendment 3, in clause 5, page 2, line 32, at end insert— “(6B) When approving a standard under subsection (6), the Secretary of State must have regard to the reasonable requirements of— (a) industry, commerce, finance, professions and other employers regarding education and training, and (b) persons who may wish to undertake education and training.” Amendment 1, in clause 9, page 4, line 13, after “England” insert “, including the impact of removing apprenticeship level funding for degree apprenticeships”. Amendment 2, page 4, line 13, at end insert— “(c) the impact of the exercise of the relevant functions on the provision of level 7 apprenticeships in England” Amendment 6, in clause 12, page 5, line 6, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert— “(1) This Act comes into force at the end of the period of one year beginning on the day on which Skills England is created.”