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Crown Immunity
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received about removing Crown immunity from workplaces covered by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act; and what consideration he has given to the matter.
The General Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union has sent my right hon. Friend a report on this subject. This followed our meeting with the trade union, the right hon. Member and other right hon. and hon. Members on 17 April. We have asked the Health and Safety Commission for its considered view of the case set out in the report.
I welcome that request to the Health and Safety ▸Commission. However, is the Minister aware that Crown immunity protects from criminal prosecution so-called Crown institutions, such as hospitals, when they break the law under the Health and Safety Acts and that this is gravely damaging to patients? Can he give one good reason why a hospital which food-poisons its patients should be immune from prosecution when a hotel which food-poisons its visitors can be prosecuted?
As the right hon. Gentleman knows, the food hygiene regulations are a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services. I cannot give him a good reason, but I can give him a true reason. It took two years, from 1977 to 1979, for the Labour Government to take no action. I therefore believe that we are pursuing the right course in asking the commission for its advice, and we shall then consider the advice that it gives.
Does my hon. Friend realise that hon. Members on both sides of the House feel that inactivity in this regard is quite shameful? Frankly, the deaths from food poisoning at the Stanley Royd hospital in Wakefield cannot be tolerated. At present, patients going into hospital face possible danger. However, there is no question of environmental health officers being entitled to go into hospitals—they go in by invitation. I therefore urge my hon. Friend seriously to hold talks so that Crown immunity is stripped away to ensure that patients enjoy the same privileges as they do if they dine in a hotel or restaurant.
As I have said, we shall give serious consideration to the advice for which we have asked. Although there are differences between Crown and non-Crown premises, there is a shadow procedure for Crown notices similar to statutory notices, which ought to have a great effect.
Disabled Persons
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the operation of the quota system for the employment of disabled people.
The Government have been concerned for some time about the working of the quota scheme. I have recently received from the Manpower Services Commission a report on the scheme by a working group representing all interested parties. I am now considering its advice and recommendations.
As only 30 per cent. of employers reach the 3 per cent. quota, will the Minister use the code of practice on the employment of disabled people as a means of strengthening the quota? If the code of practice does not work, will he give statutory backing to it?
As the House knows, the hon. Lady has long and valuable experience of this subject. From our evidence to the all-party disablement group six weeks ago, she will be aware that the principal difficulty is the reluctance of disabled people to register. However, the DROs in the employment service are doing their best to persuade employers the advantages of employing disabled people. I am glad to say that this is reflected in the figures for placings, which have gone up from 69,000 to 71,000 against an extremely disappointing general employment background. We hope that this trend will continue. If it does not, and in the light of research which the special MSC report recommends, we shall consider what further action to take.
I am delighted that my hon. Friend is at last beginning to tackle the problem. What does he intend to do about the certification of exemption, which is all too readily available to employers? Does he agree that the regulations for exemptions should be much stricter and stiffer?
I appreciate my hon. Friend's point. The reluctance of disabled people to register means that only 32,000 registered disabled people are eligible and available for the quota scheme, so, even if every one of them were taken into employment, the total would still be less than half that required by the Act.
Does the Minister agree that Government Departments could set a good example by fulfilling the quota themselves? Is he aware that data made available earlier this year show that only five out of 44 Government Departments reached the 3 per cent. quota, and that, even more disgracefully, the DHSS, which ought to be well above the quota, accounts for only 1.5 per cent.? Will the Minister ask his colleagues to do something about that?
The hon. Gentleman is perfectly right. The Government should set an example. As I have explained, the sheer mathematics of the problem makes it virtually impossible to comply, but I take his point about the poor figures for the majority of Government Departments. I have written to them once about this and I shall be writing again. I am glad to say that by Department has the best record of all with a figure of 2.5 per cent.
Rade Unions (Postal Voting)
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will now introduce legislation to make compulsory the use of postal voting in ballots for trade union political funds.
No, Sir.
If the Secretary of State will not go so far as legislation, will he at least authorise the certification officer to grant exemption from postal balloting based on the case put to him by individual unions?
The rules have been agreed by the House and the ballots are now taking place. One has been a fully postal ballot; two have been conducted on a part workplace and part postal basis. I am encouraged by reports of the efforts being made to conduct the ballots in the appropriate way. The House will remember this in the future and will expect the same standards to be observed by all unions.
Does my right hon. Friend accept that irregular and corrupt practices regularly take place in union elections, not just in relation to political funds, but in the election of union officers and when strike decisions are taken at mass meetings? Does he agree that it is time those practices were brought to a halt in the interests of the average union member?
My hon. Friend helpfully supported legislation which has effectively outlawed mass meetings and removed immunity from them. We welcome the procedure increasingly being followed in any question of strike or industrial action whereby there must be a secret ballot if immunity is to be retained. That is a most important and successful reform.
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the ballots on political funds that have taken place so far have been extremely successful, not just in their results, but in the way in which they have been conducted? Is he further aware that more discussion and interest is shown by trade union members in workplace ballots than in postal ballots, as the turnout figures show?
I confirm that my information is that in the one fully postal ballot the turnout was 20 per cent., whereas in the two part workplace and part postal ballots the figures were 57 per cent. and 67 per cent. Despite all the opposition from Labour Members about monstrous and impossible impositions on trade unions, I note and welcome the observance of our legislation by the unions. We shall note the efforts made to ensure fair balloting, and we shall expect that to be the practice in all future ballots in the interests of union members.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that far too much money is donated to and by trade unions without ballots and proper consultation? Was that not illustrated last weekend by the unfortunate donation of £16,000 by the rock star, Bruce Springsteen, to support miners who were sacked during the strike, which probably also illustrates a lack of proper consideration and advice?
With regard to the legislation and the steps that are being taken, I welcome the important development that if a ballot for political funds is conducted, and is successful, it is the duty of that union to notify each of its members under the 1930 legislation, which was repeated in the 1984 Act, of their right to contract out of that political fund. If the ballots are to be correctly conducted, the House would expect that step to be implemented.
Is the Secretary of State aware that we do not want lectures from Conservative Members of Parliament, who get money from companies which are members of the CBI—which would not know a ballot if it stared them in the face — and that we do not need hypocrisy from the Liberal party, which has just received the biggest-ever political donation of £188,000 from the British School of Motoring and for which no ballot was conducted? Would it not be a good idea if everyone who has paid through the nose for lessons at the British School of Motoring were given the chance of a ballot to decide whether the Liberal party should have received that money? Is it not the height of hypocrisy?
I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman has still not learnt the important lesson. As a Member sponsored by a union that must bitterly regret the fact that it did not dare to consult its members before embarking on such a disastrous strike, I should have thought that even he might have begun to understand the merits of ballots.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that postal balloting must be evaluated in the much wider context of an improvement in the general industrial climate? Therefore, will he join me in welcoming the recent decision by British Rail to end the closed shop?
I noted that announcement. My impression was that the closed shop in British Rail ended about two years ago, and I am surprised at the excitement about the announcement. Following our legislation, the British Gas Corporation, the Post Office, British Telecommunications and all the water authorities have notified all their unions that the closed shop is ended.
Will the Secretary of State make it clear that he rejects the scurrilous charges that are made about irregularities in ballots without the production of evidence? If no such evidence is available, we should treat those charges with the contempt that they deserve. Does the Secretary of State accept, after three political fund ballots, that a combination of workplace and postal ballots produces twice as many participants as does a pure postal ballot? Will he make that clear to the Prime Minister, who is considering new legislation for the trade unions in pursuit of her vendetta against them?
It is incredible that, so recently after the serious events in the Transport and General Workers Union, the hon. Gentleman can allege that there are no malpractices in trade union elections. If anything could clearly underline the importance of our legislation and of the emphasis that we have given to fair and secret ballots, those recent events have done so.
Youth Training Scheme
asked the Secretary of State for Employment when he will next meet the chairman of the Manpower Services Commission to discuss the second year of the youth training scheme.
My right hon. Friend and I frequently discuss the progress and development of the youth training scheme with the chairman of the Manpower Services Commission, and did so yesterday.
At one of his meetings, will the Minister of State make sure that he gives a very strong lead on the second year of the youth training scheme? If the second year of YTS is not planned as a proper foundation stone for a real training programme for our young people, YTS and all the Government's temporary training measures will fall totally into disrepute. We must have a foundation stone for real training in the 21st century, not cheap job experience.
I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman. It is absolutely crucial that the second year of the youth training scheme should be real training, with qualifications at the end of it, so I am delighted to have his support. I can assure the hon. Gentleman that that is precisely what my right hon. Friend and I and the chairman of the Manpower Services Commission are saying.
Following the launch of the Genesis programme, when my hon. Friend sees the chairman of the Manpower Services Commission will he discuss how greater advice and encouragement can be given to trainees to use their skills to set up their own businesses?
My hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that the enterprise courses are part of the youth training scheme. I agree that many trainees should consider setting up in business on their own. In fact, that has already happened.
Labour Statistics
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will arrange for equal prominence to be given by his Department in the publication of numbers of people employed at the same time as the release of statistics showing the numbers unemployed.
We seek to give equal emphasis to employment as well as to unemployment, since clearly both statistical series are important to obtain a clear perspective of what is happening in the labour market. The figures are released at different times in the month as soon as they are available.
I share the concern that is felt by all hon. Members about unemployment. Does my right hon. Friend agree that if we were to succeed in securing wider publicity about the number of people employed that would not only recognise the steps that the Government have already taken to create more jobs, but offer some hope in an otherwise rather depressing scene for those who are still unemployed?
I understand my hon. Friend's question. I have been seeking to emphasise that point. Hon. Members know that during the past 18 months there has been a rapid increase in the working population. That has made the task not only of providing more jobs but of reducing unemployment more demanding.
In view of those bullish remarks, does the Secretary of State think that by the time of the next general election there might be a return to the same number of people in employment as there were when the Labour Government left office? If that is too optimistic, does he think that there might be a return to within 1 million of that figure?
The challenge that is being faced not only in this country but in every other country of the Western world is very tough. I have never concealed that fact and I have never sought to put forecasts before the House. I take encouragement from the rapid increase in the number of new jobs being created and from the fact that the most recent forecast of the Confederation of British Industry is the most optimistic for many years. I hope that at last there will be the scale of improvement that every hon. Member wishes to see.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that there are parts of the country—for example, not far from my own—where the number of jobs available is much greater than the number of people applying for them? Does he also agree that one of the disincentives to people seeking employment in those areas is that it is too easy, for young people in particular, to move into employment which is some kind of cul-de-sac? Can he give an assurance that he is taking that point on board?
There is no doubt that the overall figures show a considerable improvement in the number of vacancies, but I am the first to accept that they are not evenly distributed around the country. In many areas there are frequent complants about skill shortages and the difficulty of getting labour for jobs, but that at least shows that there is an improvement. We hope that the improvement in the economy will help to reinforce it.
Since the right hon. Gentleman is so interested in the employment figures as opposed to the unemployment figures, will he now answer the question of my hon. Friend the Member for Newham, North-East (Mr. Leighton) and say what were the employment figures in 1979 and what are the employment figures now.
The figures are known to the House. There is a later question on this subject. Between 1979 and March 1983 there was a net fall of about 1.8 million in the employed labour force. Since March 1983 there has been an increase of about 600,000 in the employed labour force.
Is my right hon. Friend aware that the Liverpool research group estimates that the black economy is now worth about £45 million a year? Does he think that people registered as unemployed are contributing towards that vast sum? If so, what can be done about it?
I am under no illusions. It is a substantial figure. The chairman of the Inland Revenue has on occasions tried to make an estimate of the scale of the black economy. I have no doubt that it is substantial and that some unemployed people are taking advantage of the situation. However, I am well aware that there are many parts of the country with substantial problems of unemployment which are not met by explanations of that kind.
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the figures would be more realistic and would give us a better ability to interpret the situation if they included whole-time equivalents?
There is obviously something in that. I have made it clear that there are a number of part-time jobs. However, some hon. Members have an illusion that the increase in the employed labour force, to which I have referred, is entirely part-time. I assure the hon. Gentleman that there is an increase in full-time male employment, in full-time female employment, in self-employment and in part-time employment.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that there is growing interest in the employment figures, for two reasons: first, because the CBI has forecast that by the end of this year there will be 1 million more people in work than there were at the last general election; and, secondly, because of the embarrassment that that will cause to the alliance parties, which, in their manifesto at the last election, said that the biggest increase that could be expected over the same period would be far less than one million jobs — about 650,000 — if their policies were pursued?
I do not know how much of an embarrassment it would be. I suppose it would depend on how many people actually read their manifesto. I was not aware of the point as stated by my hon. Friend, but I note what he says. Certainly there is considerable optimism about the creation of more jobs. I do not conceal from the House the challenge that we have to face, with the substantial increase in the working population. We may be meeting that challenge better than other countries in Europe, but not well enough to achieve a real reduction in unemployment.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of people who have been unemployed for over 12 months; and what this is as a percentage of those registered unemployed.
On 11 April 1985, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of claimants in the United Kingdom who had been unemployed for over 12 months was 1,334,000–41 per cent. of the total.
Does the Minister recollect that in April 1980, 334,000 people, or 23 per cent. of the total, had been unemployed for more than 52 weeks? Is he aware that eminently respectable people, such as Hywel Jones, director of the Henley Centre for Forecasting, have estimated that unemployment will continue to rise year by year until the end of the century? Will the hon. Gentleman look at the facts of the case rather than at dogmatism and produce a policy for employment?
The hon. Gentleman should recall that at the time to which he refers the community enterprise programme was in existence and had 30,000 places. Since then, under the community programme for the long-term unemployed, that has been expanded to 130,000 places. Now, with the Chancellor's announcement in the Budget, it has been increased to 230,000 places. That is a practical example of what the Government are doing and how we care for the long-term unemployed.
As the most notable aspect of the plight of the long-term unemployed is their lack of any formal or educational qualifications, will my hon. Friend pay close attention in any extension of the community programme to the training content of the programme and the prospects for remedial education?
That is precisely what we are doing. As my hon. Friend is probably aware, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has announced that about 50,000 places in the programme will have a training element.
Does the Minister agree with the Prime Minister's weekend statement that there will still be about 3 million people unemployed at the time of the next general election? Do not the figures mean that the overwhelming majority of over-50s who are currently classified as long-term unemployed have no reasonable chance of a full-time job so long as the Conservatives remain in office?
The hon. Gentleman has probably seen the outturn statistics for the community programme.
What do they show?
The hon. Lady is right to ask. They show that one in three get a job and that their opportunity of getting a job is greatly enhanced as a result of the community programme, which, as I explained, has been expanded substantially by the Chancellor's Budget proposals.
The Minister has told us that there are now 1,200,000 fewer people employed than there were in 1979. How many of those who have been unemployed for more than 12 months are young people who, training schemes apart, have never had a job?
I cannot cite the precise statistics. The hon. Gentleman has rightly put his finger on a key area. Many of the 21 to 24-year olds did not have the opportunity offered by a youth training scheme. If the last Labour Government had bitten the bullet in 1978, those people would have had that opportunity. Because of that lack of action, their position has been made rather more difficult.
Young Persons (Langbaurgh)
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make further arrangements to cater for the high unemployment rate amongst young people in the Langbaurgh region in view of the fact that the youth training scheme will not be available to all those eligible in the area.
There has been no shortage of places in the Langbaurgh area under the present youth training scheme; and young people there will benefit substantially from the expansion of the scheme.
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the reassurance that, despite the rumours in the area, there will not be a shortfall. The major consideration is, however, about the national average of a 60 per cent. take-up of full-time employment after YTS is completed. In Langbaurgh the figure is about 20 per cent., or even less, despite the hard work of the staff. What encouragement will there be for young people to embark upon YTS for one year if their chance of obtaining full-time employment following that scheme is less than 20 per cent.?
The rumours to which my hon. Friend refers are always regrettable because they lead to a great deal of disillusionment and to uncertainty about whether it is worth going on to the scheme. I am glad that my hon. Friend welcomes the expansion of the scheme and the fact that the number of places provided for in Langbaurgh is larger than the number of projected applicants. Subsequent entry into employment must necessarily depend upon the level of economic activity where the scheme is situated. The scheme's extension to two years has been widely welcomed. The extension will give a higher level of skills and training to those participating in the scheme and will further enhance their employment prospects.
Wages Councils
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has received any further representations regarding the proposal to abolish or reform wages councils.
Yes, Sir.
Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that there is little evidence that the abolition of the wages councils will create any real jobs? Does the hon. Gentleman not think that the Government would be better occupied in creating real and lasting jobs than in destroying the wages councils, which action will remove the protection for all trained workers?
No, Sir. I take this opportunity to point out that the movement of wages and costs, especially unit labour costs, throughout the economy makes a very substantial difference.
Has my hon. Friend read the recent survey of members of the Institute of Directors, which showed that 54 per cent. of those interviewed would employ more people if wages councils were abolished?
I am delighted to hear that. Most of those members already have the opportunity of doing that because they do not all operate in wages council industries.
Are statistics available for each travel-to-work area giving the number of people covered by wages council awards?
I think that the answer is no.
Does my hon. Friend agree that, if the United States had had wages councils, it would not have been able to create 10 million new jobs during the past 10 years? [Interruption.]
I wish that the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Ms. Short) would stop answering my questions for me. As she has rightly pointed out, the United States has a national minimum wage. It is important to start looking at the real effects of minimum wage legislation, how it operates in this country and the age groups it most affects.
Will the hon. Gentleman confirm, or deny, that his Department is thinking about attacking the minimum wages paid to people under 21 so that their wages will be about the level paid to people under youth training schemes?
The hon. Gentleman should pay a little attention to the motives and success of the people in the electrical contracting industry, who freely negotiated a reduction in the starting pay and raised the number taking part in traineeships by three times in 18 months. So, the simple answer to his question is no.
If evidence is being called for, is my hon. Friend aware of the work done by Mr. Stanley Siebert of Birmingham university, who has estimated that there are about 230,000 jobs lost for teenagers because of the minimum wage structure established by the wages councils?
Yes. The important thing is to put people on the bottom rungs on the ladder and ensure that more have a chance to move up the ladder.
Given the large number of press leaks that we saw over the weekend, will the Minister tell the House what the Cabinet decided last week—if the Secretary of State has told him? Will the Minister confirm that it means that the current consultation is something of a sham? In reply to a large number of representations it was said that the system should not be weakened in any way. Those assurances have obviously been ignored because of the Cabinet's decision to legislate in the next Session either to weaken or to abolish the wages council system.
The difficulty in answering the hon. Lady is that hers is the only question to which she does not give the answer. The only person to whom I offered advice wrote an article that was exactly the opposite of what I said.
Will my hon. Friend accept that one of the defects of wages councils is the abnormally high rate fixed for school leavers, usually 60 per cent. of the rate for an adult trained worker, and that that precludes the employment of many school leavers?
Yes. It is worth recognising that most school leavers, or people of school leaving age, face four choices. They can stay on at school, getting no income whatever; they can try to get one of the jobs that are available, in a wages council industry or some other industry, at a fairly high rate of pay; they can stay on in education, at a college of further education, where they get less money; or they can use the youth training schemes, where they can get training to make them better qualified for employment. It is better to make sure that the wages that they get in wages council industries are not so high as to stop most of them getting their feet on the bottom rungs of the ladder and moving upwards.
Labour Statistics
asked the Secretary of State for Employment, on the latest available figures, what is the total number of unemployed under the age of 25 years.
On 11 April 1985 the number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom under 25 years of age was 1,213,000.
Does the Minister realise the depressing nature of that figure? Have not the Government, through their economic policies, written off a large proportion of the generation under the age of 25? When will the Government act on their behalf? What hope can there be for those people in the future if there is continuation of the same miserable policies?
As I said in answer to a previous question, the Government have not written off the 18 to 25–year-olds. The Government have expanded the community programme to almost double its size. As the hon. Member will be aware, about half of the people on that programme are under 25.
Is it not time that we had a significant drive to get more young people to take jobs in the service industries? In view of the high unemployment figures, is it not ludicrous that restaurants and hotels throughout the country are staffed almost exclusively by foreigners?
I agree in part with what my hon. Friend said. There are many opportunities available in hotels, restaurants and the retail industry. As he will no doubt know, there are large numbers of youth training scheme places aimed at precisely those parts of the economy.
Does the Minister know that, as the end of another school year approaches, the prospects for school leavers throughout the country—certainly in my constituency in Leicester—are very bleak indeed, and that many of their school friends who left at the end of the last school year are still unable to find jobs? The youth training scheme may be admirable, but it is no substitute for a job.
As the hon. and learned Gentleman knows well, in Leicester, as in other parts of the country, every one of this year's school leavers will have the opportunity of taking part in a quality youth training scheme. That is more than ever happened under the last Labour Administration.
One regrets the large number of unemployed people under the age of 25, but is my hon. Friend aware that in the city of Leicester, because of a dispute within NALGO, the community programme has not been agreed as an agency agreement with the city council, and that, therefore, 400 jobs cannot be confirmed? Will my hon. Friend arrange for the jobcentres to publicise the number of jobs going begging, numbering about 1,600 in Leicester? If those jobs were filled, it would reduce the number of unemployed and would be of help to the rest of the country.
As my hon. Friend will know, I am aware that NALGO in Leicester has, for the moment, not approved the community programme. One must, therefore, assume that it is not worried about the long-term unemployed. At present I am looking into that matter.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of those in employment are in full-time work; and what the proportion was in May 1979.
The labour force survey conductec in the spring of 1984 found that 79 per cent. of employee; regarded themselves as working full time. That compare; with 82 per cent. in the survey conducted in the spring of 1979.
Does the Minister realise that that reply and those figures mean that there is a growth in part-time employment, which means that there are fewer full-time employees? Is he further aware that those part-time employees are represented in the main by the council—I mean, by wages councils? Bearing in mind that the Government have a policy to abolish wages councils, is the Minister aware that bosses and employers will walk all over those people? It is obviously a typical Tory party policy.
I am certain that the House will feel thai the hon. Gentleman's question lost nothing in the briel interval during which he rehearsed his punchline. If he examines the figures, he will see that the difference between 1979 and 1982 is small. Indeed, the proportior has hardly altered. There is nothing disreputable about part-time work. It is generally accepted that future patterns of employment in industrial societies will include an element of job-sharing and splitting, and flexible early retirement. Government policies and special employment measures are directed towards that.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are currently attending skillcentres; and what were the figures for 1984 and 1983.
During April 1985, the latest month for which information is available, on average 8,800 people attended skillcentres at any one time. For April 1984 and April 1983 the numbers were about 10,600 and 12,100 respectively. Overall, however, skillcentres plan to train 35,000 adults in 1985–86 compared with 33,000 in 1984–85 and 31,000 in 1983–84.
Does the Minister recollect the words of the Secretary of State, who recently said that the shortage of skill in Britain represented a time bomb which, if not remedied, would blow the whole economy to pieces? Why, then, has he changed his mind and decided to keep open only two skillcentres out of all those that have been closed? The two that have been re-opened are in Twickenham and Southampton, and members of the Conservative party in those two areas knew that their centres would remain open before the Minister announced publicly the new decision.
I recollect well what my right hon. Friend said about skill shortages. Surely the hon. Gentleman was not listening to my answer. I pointed out that in the year ahead 35,000 people would be trained in skillcentres, compared with 31,000 in 1983–84. Furthermore, thanks to the rejigged adult training strategy, 250,000 people will be trained next year, as opposed to 125,000 in the past year.
Does my hon. Friend agree that it does not matter whether the physical building is called a skillcentre, a technical college or a training centre; what matters is the quantity, quality and cost-effectiveness of the training?
I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. That is precisely why the adult training strategy has been adopted.
Will the Minister come clean and accept that the so-called re-jigging hides the fact that throughout the country short-term "cheapo" courses are being substituted for genuine year-long skills training in our skillcentres? Is it not a surprise that the two skillcentres that the Minister has saved are in Tory marginal seats? Is he aware that men and women in other areas will take that lesson hard, they having had their skill-training opportunities taken away from them?
The decision as to which skillcentres to keep was made entirely by the chairman of the Manpower Services Commission. The hon. Gentleman will know that the leader of the CSU pleaded with the chairman of the MSC to retain the Southampton skillcentre. He will know also that it was the Labour-controlled council which guaranteed money for the Southampton centre. Those are the facts.
Prime Minister
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 11 June.
This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. I was present at Victoria station to meet President de la Madrid of Mexico at the beginning of his state visit to this country. In addition to my duties in this House, I shall be having further meetings later today. This evening I shall be attending a state banquet given by Her Majesty the Queen in honour of President de la Madrid.
Is my right hon. Friend aware of the growing resentment in the country over the activities of the European Court of Human Rights? Is it right that a court dominated by foreign judges should dictate who enters Britain, should prevent naughty schoolchildren from being caned and should discuss the future of Myra Hindley? Is it not time that these decisions were brought back to the House and the Government? Will my right hon. Friend give notice that we shall terminate our membership and recognition of this body?
I can understand why my hon. Friend feels deeply about some of the judgments that have been given. However, we have signed that declaration and we must abide by its rules. The court held, for example, that the immigration rules applying to the admission of husbands had the legitimate aim of protecting the domestic labour market. It is worth noting that Myra Hindley has tried previously to get her case before the European Court and has failed. It was ruled inadmissible.
Will the Prime Minister join me in deploring the concentration of television interviewers and Conservative Central Office on something called the TBW factor? Does she agree that it is merely a pathetic excuse for the failures of the Government's economic and social policies?
I note that the right hon. Gentleman cannot find a more effective and more important supplementary question than that.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that the victory of Barry McGuigan was a great victory and one which symbolised the capacity of the different communities in Northern Ireland to live together when they have the will to do so?
I agree with my hon. Friend and I congratulate the winner most warmly. We are all delighted at the reception that he received in both parts of Ireland.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 11 June.
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave some moments ago.
How many people will have to pay increased national insurance and pension charges if the state earnings-related pension scheme is abolished, which apparently the right hon. Lady is determined to do?
Any increases will be nothing like those that would have had to be paid had SERPS continued. There will be a certain number of increases, because SERPS will continue until the end of the century for those who are entitled to it. As the hon. Gentleman knows, the money that is paid out in pensions this year has to be met by contributions, a factor which I wish he would remember more often.
Is my right hon. Friend aware that if she decides to intervene in the current moves to find a peace settlement in the middle east she will have the wholehearted support of the House, and no one will criticise her for visiting Cairo, Amman and other centres in that area, or suggest that she should take a holiday instead?
We cannot intervene directly, as my hon. Friend knows, but we keep closely in touch with these matters, both with the parties concerned and the United States. I have often been asked to visit Egypt and Jordan as Prime Minister, and by the time that the long recess comes it will be about time that I accepted those kind invitations.
The right hon. Lady gave an evasive response to the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for St. Helens, North (Mr. Evans). Is it not the plain truth and the plain fact that every worker, whether contracted in or contracted out of SERPS, will have to pay more as a consequence of any abolition of the scheme? Why does she not come out and admit that?
As long as SERPS carries on, yes, more contributions will have to be paid to meet the liability. The right hon. Gentleman must be well aware that the contributions paid so far towards SERPS are not being accumulated to pay out SERPS but are used to pay out existing basic pensions as well as increments on former graduated pensions that have built up. The situation will be far worse under the system that he proposes. If SERPS were fully in operation for the period in which it was arranged for it to be in operation it would cost £661/2 billion, compared with the £15 billion now on the same price terms.
The Prime Minister wants us to forget that not only did she vote for the scheme but that she endorsed it at the last general election. Setting that aside, how does the abolition of SERPS meet the problems about pensions that are bound to be encountered? We know that contributions are going up because of the right hon. Lady's deliberate act trying to abolish SERPS. Is she now saying that there will be a real cut in pensions in 20 or 30 years' time, and that she favours that? Is the alternative that extra payments will go in extra subscriptions to private pensions, without any particular advantage for anyone now having to pay for pensions?
No, and if the right hon. Gentleman read it all carefully, he would find the answers for which he is asking. SERPS goes on, for all those entitled to it, up to the end of the century. The outgoings on SERPS have to be met by incoming contributions. As to beyond the century, the contributions that people will make to new occupational pension schemes will be accumulated and will therefore be there, saved and ready to be paid out. I remind the right hon. Gentleman that Labour's proposals for pensions alone at the last general election would have already added—[Interruption]—£10 a week to the national insurance contributions of the working population. The right hon. Gentleman never thinks of the working population, which has to pay for all his promises.
Why does the Prime Minister never want to talk about her pensions policy now or in the future? What is she trying to evade now? What does she have to hide about the future? Is she in favour of a real cut in pensions in the future simply because she will not bear the obligations, through a state scheme, that people are willing to bear?
SERPS could not be delivered, in spite of all the right hon. Gentleman's promises. At the next general election, at any time, I will stand on our record and on our proposals compared with his. He is proposing to quadruple spending on pensions in real terms over the next 50 years, but he is refraining from saying that the majority of his constituents, the working population, will have to pay for his extravagant promises.
Does my right hon. Friend agree that, when the earnings-related pension scheme was introduced, its actuarial value was far too optimistic? Does she further agree that, whereas the working population is today paying 9 per cent. of its earnings in national insurance contributions, if SERPS were not altered, some 15 per cent. of every worker's gross income would have to be paid out? The working population could not sustain such a burden.
I do not believe that the working population could sustain the burden. What is more, the figures on which SERPS was calculated took no account of the number of pensioners after the year 2010, which will now be 3 million higher than the figure taken account of in SERPS.
Has my right hon. Friend had an opportunity to read the bizarre background to the secrets trial currently in progress at the Old Bailey? Can she assure me that when the verdict is announced—
Order. I think that the hon. Gentleman's question may well be sub judice.
I apologise, Mr. Speaker.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 11 June.
I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave some moments ago.
Has the Prime Minister had an opportunity to read the article prepared by supporters and members of the Federation of Conservative Students, for publication in the Aston university student newspaper? The article is so outrageously offensive that it can even express pleasure at seeing black people die in the fire at Bradford City football ground. Will the Prime Minster repudiate such vile rubbish which comes fom members of her party? Will she take this opportunity to assure the House and the country that that rubbish in the Federation of Conservative Students will be cleaned out? Does she agree that the article represents a true sickness in the FCS?
Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will send me the evidence that he has to support his assertions—
I have sent the right hon. Lady a copy.
I do not know who prepared the alleged article. I do not know whether the alleged article, which the hon. Gentleman has sent me, was published. Perhaps he will send me supporting evidence for his contentions. If the article was published, that is disgraceful, whoever wrote it.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 11 June.
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago.
Although the Unborn Children (Protection) Bill has now been effectively killed off, the fact remains that the House of Commons has voted overwhelmingly against experimentation on human embryos. As it was possible to deal with surrogacy in isolation, does my right hon. Friend agree that experimentation on human embryos is also a matter that could be dealt with in legislation soon? Does she further agree that, if it is true that we must wait at least two years, and probably longer, for a Government Bill, that would be unacceptable to many hon. Members and reflect grave discredit on the Government?
As my hon. Friend said, we introduced a Bill to deal with commercial surrogacy, which we felt had to be dealt with urgently. We intend to bring in a comprehensive Bill with regard to the Warnock proposals as soon as it is practicable. As my hon. Friend said, there will be a good deal of contention about the Warnock proposals and it is as well that that should be resolved before we bring forward a Bill. I am well aware of the strength of views expressed by hon. Members during debates on the Bill introduced by the right hon. Member for South Down (Mr. Powell). Indeed, I share many of those views.
Although I welcome the visit of the President of Mexico, was it really necessary for the streets of London to be snarled up for two hours? Traffic was unable to move and constituents were unable to get into the House. Is it really necessary to plan visits in this way?
The hon. Gentleman is aware that it is the habit and custom for those on a state visit to be met at Victoria, or sometimes at Windsor, and for them to proceed through the streets of London. I think that most of the populace of London would wish that to continue.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 11 June.
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago.
In the light of my right hon. Friend's interview on Sunday, can she now produce a word that would describe an Opposition party more interested in analysing the reason for past military success than in producing a defence policy designed to avoid future military defeat?
I hope that my hon. Friend will think that I showed great restraint in not quoting the remark in full, since it has a great pedigree. In full, it would have been "stark staring bonkers."


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The speed with which the contents distributed through digital platforms reacted, in many cases has been much more effective and accelerated than that of traditional media.
Juan Pablo Morales*
All the numbers indicate that the thesis that states that the consumption of content, both from traditional channels and digital platforms, has been accelerated by the current crisis is true. It is estimated, according to a business insider measurement, that pandemic-related growth will be close to 40% in free-to-air TV, streaming and news services.
In relation to online subscription services, the biggest acceleration, according to the study revealed by eMarketer in June, is the product of three trends.
The first is that the emergence of subscription platforms has been growing continuously. This has surely allowed underserved niches to have options to enjoy content on specialized platforms. Such is the case of services such as EDYE.tv, a platform aimed at preschool children, or Docubay, a subscription service focused on documentaries.
On the other hand, the global lockdown will cause the time spent by households to consume content from subscription platforms to skyrocket 20%.
The third trend is the acceleration of cord-cutting, pushed by the cancellation of live sports broadcasting, in addition to its own downward dynamics due to the clear reduction of costs in households. In the United States, about 9% of pay-TV subscribers are expected to cancel service due to the pandemic.
Live video has been no stranger to all of this. The way in which human relationships used to occur, suddenly stopped, creatively redesigning communication tools. In this way, the boom of videoconferencing applications and systems began to take place. A recent study by LearnBonds showed that in the U.S. in April, Zoom had 43% of the market, followed by GoToWebinar with 19% and Webex with 11% share.
This is how videoconferencing tools are here to stay and will continue to become the center of all eyes for any virtual event, from a preschool or university class, to a transnational event in multiple languages.
In general, the pandemic has become the perfect lever for web services such as those mentioned above, for the new bets of Wirecast or Newtek, developments such as OBS and vMix, technologies such as WebRTC or for less robust bets and integrations, but no less surprising, such as StreamYard or Belive, which integrate real-time communication, interactivity and user experience, with the potential to reach thousands of users simultaneously through streaming through social networks, CDNs and video servers in real time. I invite you to know these services, which imitate in a very creative way, the basic needs to hold events and conferences without major technical requirements and in a very intuitive way.
The speed with which all services and media and content producers distributed through digital platforms reacted, in many cases has been much more effective and accelerated than that of traditional media with their main businesses. However, connectivity and access to appropriate technologies and devices still do not have optimal coverage in the vast majority of countries in the world, including Colombia.
The challenges
In contrast, during a recent interview made by Journalist John Jairo Ocampo on the ColombiaMás portal with Werner Zitzmann, Executive Director of the Colombian Association of Media, the union leader said that the competitive environment of advertising, added to the economic situation of the pandemic, has made these media to date are registering a fall in their income of approximately 60%.
Everything seems to be a snowball with several elements that need to be evaluated. First: the importance of the reactivation of content production, as an engine of the creative industries, under clear biosecurity measures for talent and technical personnel. Second: the adaptation of formats, languages, genres and narrative, orienting them to production schemes with clear logistical and physical limitations, product of the pandemic, so that they go from being impossible to being feasible, from oriented to the screens, to directed for the audiences. It's time for content with purpose. Third: the refocusing of advertising messages, so that they give meaning to advertisers, as well as trust, so that the main source of media income is reactivated.
In this order of ideas, the reopening of production will begin to take place safely, in different steps. The protocols that have been worked on from the industry are ready to start and be tested, at least for small and medium-sized productions. For this, the creative teams are already working on this adaptation of formats and stories, we will have to wait for the new content to begin to see the light. Surely what will take longer will be to see the great projects that were on the way and that had to be stopped because of the crisis finished.
The hardest part of doubling, for both traditional and digital media, will be the advertising market, which is the result of advertisers' trust and household consumption trends and numbers, which will continue to be tight for a long time. We will have to bet, surely, on the particular interests of the sectors that are truly active such as health and food, among others sectors begin to reactivate.
The challenge of education and television
One of the main challenges that makes us look back in history, can have television and its fundamental role in education, and in this case, public television is the one that carries the flag. The poor penetration of technical means so that the population can have access to online classes and virtual education, should be balanced by the coverage of pay and open television. Covid-19 can be the perfect excuse for the media and in particular, television, to start paying off the debt I think they have with humanity, when we talk about education and its impact on it.
The effects of the pandemic crisis ceased to be conjunctural and became part of everyone's daily life. Biosecurity protocols will be around for a long time. Virtuality is and will be so common that we will forget that it was not part of normality. The economic rearrangement will continue for several more months, even surely at levels never experienced before by any of us.
The good thing about all this is that opportunities at all levels continue here. In digital, new narrative proposals, new technologies, new production processes are making their way. On television, there will be room for different designs, simple, closer and human perhaps, that can be produced more simply. Overall, it seems that the thin gap that still existed between digital and analog has found a way to close with an unexpected nudge.
*Juan Pablo Morales Sarmiento is CEO and Co-founder of Nuevos Medios Entertainment. You can contact him through his Twitter account @JuanPMoralesS

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What is Ted Ed all about
The goal of TED-Ed, TEDs youth and education initiative, is to inspire and celebrate the ideas of educators and students everywhere.
What is ThingLink education
Over 4 million teachers and students use ThingLink to create accessible, visual learning experiences in the cloud. ThingLink is an award-winning education technology platform that makes it simple to augment images, videos, and virtual tours with additional information and links.
What is Projeqt app
Like Prezi, Projeqt is a non-linear presentation and storytelling platform that seeks to address the post-powerpoint world with greater freedom, style, and portability. Projeqt draws more heavily from the slide model, but it also gives users the option to include tangents and alternative routes in their presentations.
What is a haiku deck
What is Haiku Deck? It is a website and iOS app for creating presentations that combine decks of slides with images, text, audio, and video.
What is the main point of TED talk
With the intention of informing and educating a global audience in an approachable manner, TED is committed to researching and disseminating knowledge that matters through brief talks and presentations.
Why TED-Ed is important
The TED-Ed Clubs program, which assists students in producing TED-style talks to promote research, discovery, exploration, and presentation skills, is one of the engagement opportunities offered by TED-Ed beyond the video content.
How is TED-Ed used in the classroom
How to use TED-Ed
- Register by clicking "Register" to create an account.
- View the highlighted lessons, navigate to all of the ones already here, or select "Create a Lesson."
- Enter a keyword to search for potential videos or a url if you already know the video you want to use on the "Create a Lesson" page.
Is TED-Ed a credible source
At TED, we aim to present science in a way that is both compelling and completely credible. Scientific claims made by our speakers should be supported by data that has withstood the scrutiny of experts in the field. Speakers should be open about the basis for any factual claims and the scientific evidence for them.
What does TED stand for
When it was established in 1984, TED (which stands for "Technology, Entertainment, and Design") hosted a single annual conference in California that drew a small number of attendees.
Why is TED-Ed called TED-Ed
Harry Marks, an Emmy-winning broadcast and graphic designer, came up with the name "TED" in 1984 after noticing the convergence of the industries of technology, entertainment, and design.
Is TED-Ed free
The [email protected] daily newsletter was developed to assist the millions of students, parents, and teachers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic by offering high-quality, interactive, video-based lessons covering all age groups and subjects.
How do I get on TED school
We review applications and approve access to our curriculum three times a year. To learn more about the application process and the program, keep reading below. Fill out our application to tell us more about why you and your organization/school want to use the TED-Ed Student Talks program.
Who is the TED-Ed Speaker
|David Cameron
|The next age of government (TED2010)
|James Cameron
|Before Avatar a curious boy (TED2010)
|Thomas P. Campbell
|Weaving narratives in museum galleries (TED2012)
|Geoffrey Canada
|Our failing schools. Enough is enough! (TED Talks Education 2013)
What are good TED talk topics
- Activism.
- Addiction.
- Africa.
- Aging.
- Agriculture.
- Algorithm.
Who is the youngest person to give a TED talk
Kiara Kaur, an Indian-American girl, turns 5 and becomes the youngest TEDx speaker ever.
Who is the CEO of TED-Ed
Chris Anderson (born 1957) is a British-American businessman who founded Future Publishing before becoming the founder of TED, a non-profit organization that offers idea-based talks and hosts an annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
What are the features of ThingLink
With the help of the clever tool ThingLink (opens in new tab), annotating digital items is incredibly simple. By adding tags, you can enable students to interact with the media and extract more information.Mar 12, 2021
Is ThingLink free to use
You can explore all of ThingLinks features, including 360° content editing, with a free eLearning account, but all of your work will be kept private and unable to be shared. 22 September 2021


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Paramount+ is available as a tvOS app, compatible with most Apple TVs. There's also an option to subscribe to the streaming service through tvOS' TV app (where you can pick from a range of channels). With that said, there are different ways to get started, which can be a bit confusing for tvOS users. We're here to help, so let's talk about how to get Paramount Plus on your Apple TV.
Which Apple TV Models Work With Paramount+?
As per the official technical documentation supplied by Paramount Plus, this media streaming app is available on the following Apple TV devices:
- Apple TV HD (4th generation)
- Apple TV 4K (1st and 2nd generation)
In terms of the supported models, you can use Paramount Plus on the following Apple TVs:
- A1625 (Apple TV HD - 4th generation - released in 2015)
- A1842 (Apple TV 4K - 1st generation - released in 2017)
- A2169 (Apple TV 4K - 2nd generation - released in 2021)
You can check your Apple TV's model number on the bottom of the device itself - or via the Settings app. Also, you can always check the tvOS App Store and see whether Paramount+ is available as an app for your Apple TV.
How to Get Paramount Plus on Apple TV
You will be happy to know that Paramount Plus comes as a native tvOS app, taking full advantage of your Apple TV. Here's how to get started with this app:
- First, make sure to sign up for Paramount Plus (7 days free).
- Now, return to your Apple TV for the rest of this process.
- From your Apple TV's home screen, navigate to the tvOS 'App Store.'
- Highlight the search tab (in the top-right corner of your screen).
- Using the on-screen virtual keyboard, type in 'Paramount Plus.'
- Open the app's overview, and then select 'Get.'
- Once the app downloads, go ahead and open it.
- When asked how to log in, select 'On paramountplus.com.'
- Using your computer or phone, visit paramountplus.com/appletv.
- Input your activation code to log in. You'll log in automatically on your Apple TV.
Can I Stream Paramount+ in 4K on Apple TV?
Yes, Paramount Plus comes with a range of 4K and HDR titles. That applies to both movies and TV shows. However, keep in mind that 4K/HDR/Dolby Vision titles are available only via Paramount Plus' Premium subscription plan.
To access Paramount Plus' 4K content, you need an Apple TV 4K model and a TV that supports video resolutions of up to 4K. On top of that, Paramount Plus supports Dolby Atmos, allowing you to take full advantage of your surround sound system.
Can I Get Paramount+ as an Apple TV Channel?
Yes, Paramount+ is available as an Apple TV channel. As soon as you open the 'TV' app (on your Apple TV or any other Apple-made device), you will see Paramount+ among the available channels. Therefore, you can subscribe to this streaming service from there as well.
Keep in mind that subscribing to Paramount+ via the TV app won't give you the same experience as subscribing via the Paramount+ app.
For example, the TV app will charge you $9.99 per month, giving you access to Paramount Plus Premium. However, the standalone Paramount+ app has a lower-cost subscription (Paramount Plus Essential), priced at $4.99 per month.
Can I Watch Paramount Plus for Free on Apple TV?
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Keep in mind that Paramount Plus' 7-day trial is free, which means you won't be charged upon signing up. However, you will need to supply your payment information. So, you'll be charged once the trial ends (if you don't cancel your subscription on time).
Paramount Plus Not Working on Apple TV? - Try These Troubleshooting Steps!
If Paramount Plus doesn't work on your Apple TV, there are plenty of troubleshooting actions to try. We've gathered a list of actionable tips, so check them out below.
- Restart Your Apple TV: In some cases, something as simple as restarting your Apple TV might help. To do so, navigate to Settings > System > Restart. You can also try to power-cycle your Apple TV by keeping it unplugged for around 30 seconds.
- Force-Close the Paramount+ App: To allow tvOS to update apps, you should keep them closed while not using them. To force-close the Paramount+ app, you need to double-click the 'Home' button on the Siri remote. Navigate to the Paramount+ app, and then swipe up on the touch surface the close it.
- Update the Paramount+ App: You can't update tvOS apps manually, but you can enable automatic updates using the Settings app. So, navigate to Settings > Apps > Automatically Update Apps (set this option to ON).
- Reinstall the Paramount+ App: Highlight the application using the Siri Remote, and then press and hold the trackpad on your remote. The app's icon will start to wiggle. Press the Play/Pause button on the remote and confirm you want to delete the app. Once you do that, visit the App Store and reinstall Paramount+.
- Update Your Apple TV: Navigate to Settings > System > Software Updates. Select 'Update Software,' and you'll see if an update is available.
What Other Devices Does Paramount Plus Support?
Paramount+ works on computers, smartphones, streaming devices, TVs, gaming consoles, and more. For a more detailed look, check out the full list below.
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- Media Streaming Devices: Fire TV, Roku, TiVo, Android TV.
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- Consoles: Xbox, PlayStation.
- Other Devices: Xfinity, Chromecast.
Is Paramount Plus Free on Apple TV?
No, Paramount Plus doesn't come free of charge on Apple TV streaming devices. Instead, it's a premium subscription.
We'll remind you that if you subscribe to Paramount Plus, you'll get a free 7-day trial. So, you'll be charged once your trial ends.
Can I Sign In to Paramount+ with a TV Provider?
No, you can't stream Paramount Plus using your TV provider credentials. That's because Paramount+ is an independent subscription.
However, you can stream CBS programming using your TV provider credentials via the CBS app, available on Apple's App Store.
How to Connect Paramount Plus to Apple's TV App?
To connect Paramount+ to the TV app on your Apple TV, go to TV app > Streaming Apps > Connect More Streaming Apps.
At this moment, you should see a grid of app icons. Navigate to Paramount Plus. If you've installed the app already, you'll need to confirm that you wish to integrate Paramount+ with the TV app. That's it!
How to Cancel Paramount Plus on Apple TV?
To cancel Paramount Plus on your Apple TV, go to Settings > Users & Accounts > (select your name) > Subscriptions.
If you want more in-depth information, we have a guide that explains how to cancel Paramount Plus on Apple TV - so, make sure to use the provided link.
That would be all on how to watch Paramount Plus on your Apple TV. If you have questions for us, know that you can always post a comment below. And finally, thank you for reading!


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AWS Documentation AWS VPN Administrator Guide. Features of Client VPN Components of Client VPN Working with Client VPN Limitations and rules of Client VPN Pricing for Client VPN. What is AWS Client VPN? AWS Client VPN is a managed client-based VPN service that enables you to securely access your AWS resources and resources in your on-premises network.
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But the free plan doesnt support torrenting, and wont allow you to access most geoblocked sites in addition, its connection speeds arent great. I would suggest opting for the paid plan instead. The Plus plan comes with everything ProtonVPN has to offer, including Secure Core servers, Tor support, and access to its 10 Gbps network. For the VPN alone, your best option is a long-term subscription, which starts at $4.99/month.
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Be sure to find yourself a VPN with local Australian servers to ensure that youll always have access to hassle-free internet security and high-speed access 24/7. Previous article WhatsApp will support multiple devices soon, but only one phone at a time. Next article JB offering up to 15 off for first responders, one day only. Chris has been at the forefront of smartphone reporting in Australia since smartphones were a thing, and has used mobile phones since they came with giant lead-acid batteries that were transportable" and were carried in a shoulder bag.Today, Chris publishes one of Australia's' most popular technology websites, Ausdroid. His interests include mobile of course, as well as connected technology and how it can make all our lives easier. RELATED ARTICLES MORE FROM AUTHOR. Things to consider before buying a refurbished phone. Is It Possible To Recover Deleted Photos On An Android Device? Examples of Smart Stores that are already trading.


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Barasa, Catherine (2015) Influence of Teacher Motivational Strategies on Students' Improved Academic Performance in Day Secondary Schools: A Case of Trans Nzoia West District. Masters thesis, University of Nairobi.
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Teacher motivation has become an important issue given their responsibility to impart knowledge and skills to learners. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of teacher motivation strategies on the students' performance in day secondary schools of Trans –Nzoia west district, Trans Nzoia County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to establish how staff development influence students' performance in day secondary schools; to determine how staff recognition influences students' performance in day secondary schools; to establish how teachers' growth and advancement influences students' performance in day secondary schools and to determine the influence of teachers' incentives on the students' performance in day secondary schools. The significance of this study is that it will help educators in Trans Nzoia west district and Kenya at large to explore possible motivation strategies for improving performance amongst the students. It will also inform other stake holders on their role when it comes to teacher motivation. The policy makers will also use the findings to explore new motivation strategies to enhance students' good performance. This study delimited itself to Trans Nzoia west district and the day secondary schools only which were 20 in number. This study was based on the assumptions that the respondents would fill the questionnaires on time and that they were also truthful in the information they gave. The study was limited to the information the respondents gave. A case study design was used for this study. Simple stratified sampling technique was used for sampling with each stratum being represented by a sample size using the Kreijcie and Morgan tables. The data collection instrument was the questionnaire which was tested for validity and reliability before being used in the study. Structured questionnaires were administered to the teachers and head teachers of the day secondary schools in trans-Nzoia west district. The quantitative data that was collected was analyzed using statistical methods to determine the tables, frequency and percentages. The findings of the study were that most teachers lacked motivation in their work and this accounts for the low performance in these schools. Motivation strategies such as recognition, training and development, incentives and career advancement were minimal in the schools. These findings were in line with those of the principals where 67% of the answers indicated lack of motivation.
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Ambrose, however, has denied the allegation, while his lawyer reportedly has sent a legal notice to the AIFF. (File picture)
The All India football federation (AIFF) is not ruling out lodging an FIR, or taking legal route, against the sacked India U-17 women's team assistant coach Alex Ambrose and a decision in this regard would be taken after the team's return to India from Europe. Ambrose has been punished by the Federation for alleged "sexual misconduct" during the U-17 women's team's exposure tour of Europe.
Committee of Administrators member and former Indian football team captain Bhaskar Ganguly told The Indian Express that the CoA would seek the manager's report and would have a discussion before deciding the future course of action. "Alex Ambrose has already been sacked. If need be, an FIR would be lodged against him. Of course, the CoA will have a discussion on this. We have to wait for the team to return to India. We need to look at the manager's report," Ganguly told this paper.
Ambrose, however, has denied the allegation, while his lawyer reportedly has sent a legal notice to the AIFF. "My client was forced to admit to what he has never done by putting him under fear, duress and coercion. My client was not allowed to offer any explanation nor was my client intimated or informed about the charges/allegations/accusations levelled against by him," said the notice, as quoted by PTI, adding: "My client has been sacked and terminated from his duties in an illegal, unlawful and unjust manner without following the due process of law."
Last Sunday, CoA member SY Quraishi, the former Chief Election Commissioner of India, had informed Ambrose's sacking via Twitter, as he posted: "Alex Ambrose, Asstt Head Coach of Under 17 Women's team has been sacked for sexual misconduct. Further action under process."
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The AIFF also asked Ambrose to appear for a disciplinary hearing but the latter reportedly didn't accept the request.
The AIFF had initially suspended Ambrose and directed him to return to India immediately. The statement had said: "An event of misconduct has been reported in the U17 women's team currently on an exposure tour to Europe. The AIFF follows a zero-tolerance policy on indiscipline. As an initial action, the Federation has provisionally suspended the individual pending further investigation." It added: "The AIFF has asked the concerned individual to stop all contact with the team, return to India immediately, and be physically present for further investigations upon his arrival."
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