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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL]

I address my first remarks to the reference that the noble Lord, Lord Cope of Berkeley, made to McDonald’s. I am aware that this is on the record and I want it to be. In my previous existence, after the CBI, one of my jobs was as the United Kingdom’s skills envoy. Train to Gain, which involves the essence of getting young people an entry into the labour market, getting them to read, write and count, getting them to learn the ethic of turning up to work on time—or turning up to work at all, frankly—is hugely important. Getting the private sector to be the delivery agent for that is a big task and McDonald’s is a leader in it. It was one of the first organisations to sign up to Train to Gain and has worked with its young people to get them up the skills ladder. I like the sense of humour but I would not want this opportunity to pass without saying that McDonald’s is a company which takes its social responsibilities very seriously.