It's been a busy week with the long awaited publication of the government's response on its Lifelong Loan Entitlement and the announcement of delays to three new T Levels (see top stories).

This week also saw the Industry and Regulators Lords Committee held the first session of their inquiry into the work of the Office for Students (OfS). Peers heard from Dame Nicola Dandridge (former Chief Executive of the OfS), and Sir Michael Barber (its former Chair), about the establishment, role and remit of the OfS, and its relationships with government and HE institutions. Another further session is set for Tuesday 14 March, with ex-Ministers, Charles Clarke and Lord Johnson of Marylebone.

This week saw the second reading of the Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill in the House of Commons. MPs from across the house pressed Government for further detail on the proposals, with Gillian Keegan and Robert Halfon assuring them that detail on the policy and the mechanism of the bill would be published before report stage. Representing Labour, Matt Western said the Opposition are prepared to support the Minister throughout the bill’s passage.

This week saw the publication of various statistics, guidance, and reports, including ESFA guidance on Early Career Framework reforms. The Education and Skills Funding Agency published the latest guidance for schools and local authorities on funding to support the national roll-out of the early career framework (ECF) reforms.