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In February 2008, Rammell announced plans to create a national database of children's school records and exam results which would make up a publicly owned CV. The CV and "Learner Number" would stay with the child throughout adult life until retirement and only the British government would be able to
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remove records from their database entry. The plan would only have applied to English children, with education being a devolved matter.
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In September 2009, Rammell confirmed he had told Libya that the Prime Minister did not want to see convicted
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In May 2005, Rammell was made Minister of State for Higher Education. He was strongly supportive of
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in October 2002 as an assistant whip but was promoted two weeks later to be a spokesperson for the
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in several departments from 2002. From August 2012 to December 2019 he was Vice-Chancellor of the
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as Deputy Vice-Chancellor with responsibility for student experience and internationalisation.
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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from June to December 2019. In August 2021 he became president of the
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In August 2012, Rammell was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the
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as Minister of State for the Armed Forces. He defended the
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In October 2008, Rammell returned to the Foreign Office as
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Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
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Vice-Chancellor
University of Bedfordshire
Chancellor
The Baroness Howells of St Davids
John Bercow
Les Ebdon
Rebecca Bunting
Minister of State for the Armed Forces
Gordon Brown
Bob Ainsworth
Nick Harvey
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Gordon Brown
Kim Howells
Ivan Lewis
Minister of State for Higher Education
Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
Kim Howells
David Lammy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Tony Blair
Denis MacShane
The Lord Triesman
Member of Parliament
Harlow
Jerry Hayes
Robert Halfon
Labour

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