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Proceeding contribution from Lord Gove (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 February 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

It is an interesting issue. The hon. Gentleman will be aware of the fact—he may lament it—that there used to be significant industrial concerns in the public sector that are no longer there. If he was alluding to the decline in the number of apprenticeships in many of those industries, I should say that that pre-dated privatisation. If he was alluding more broadly to a decline in support for apprenticeships, we have to look to a number of areas to discover why the private sector has reduced the number of apprentices that it is taking on. One crucial factor is the bureaucratic burden that many otherwise well intentioned private sector concerns now face.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
488 c46 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Complaints Accountability Apprentices Adult education Autism Finance Education Further education Educational institutions Local government Offenders Qualifications Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Prisons Lifelong education Standards Special educational needs Training Vocational guidance Young offenders Skilled workers Vocational education Students Sixth form colleges Student numbers Academies Children's centres Pupil referral units Children's trusts Ofqual
Legislation
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill 2008-09
Link
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