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My hon. Friend is right to raise that important issue. No one underestimates the importance of vocational training and of ensuring that students engaged in such courses have proper financial support. I hope that if my hon. Friend looks at the statistics relating to those who have undertaken such courses, and the increasing number available to the NHS in the context that he cited, he will accept that the position is not as bleak as his question implied; but obviously we keep it under review. We have a strong commitment to vocational training, which not only benefits parts of the NHS but makes a vital contribution to our wider economy.