That this House recognises the benefits of keeping pupils in education or training up until the age of 18; notes the increased costs for pupils travelling vast distances to their nearest suitable centre of learning or training in sparse rural areas, compounded by the lack of existing transport infrastructure; further notes with concern that the increased cost of transport not covered by local authority schemes impacts disproportionately on students from lower income backgrounds, often amounting to hundreds of pounds a year per pupil; and therefore calls on the Government to consider implementing a Rural Sparsity Post 16 Travel Premium to enable these uniquely disadvantaged pupils from rural areas to continue their education without fear of being unable to afford to travel there.

That this House recognises the benefits of keeping pupils in education or training up until the age of 18; notes the increased costs for pupils travelling vast distances to their nearest suitable centre of learning or training in sparse rural areas, compounded by the lack of existing transport infrastructure; further...

That this House expresses grave concern at the plans in this year's Budget to abolish the 10 pence rate of income tax which is already resulting in an increase in income tax for 5.3 million people; warns that this will have a massively detrimental impact on the poorest people in our society and will hit single low-earners and pensioners particularly hard; and urges the Government to cut the basic rate of income tax by four pence in the pound, paid for by removing loopholes for the super-rich and introducing higher environmental taxes.

That this House expresses grave concern at the plans in this year's Budget to abolish the 10 pence rate of income tax which is already resulting in an increase in income tax for 5.3 million people; warns that this will have a massively detrimental impact on the poorest people in...

That this House notes that higher education institutions are currently only funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for part-time students who complete their learning intention; further notes that this can lead to a higher education institution being not funded at all for a student for example who signs up for four modules and only completes three; further notes that a system whereby higher education institutions were funded according to the credits obtained by students rather than on a basis of learning agreements would be more conducive to flexible learning; and calls on the Government to implement the proposals as set out in the HEFCE review of the teaching funding method which ended in January.

That this House notes that higher education institutions are currently only funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for part-time students who complete their learning intention; further notes that this can lead to a higher education institution being not funded at all for a student for example...