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Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill

It is not a matter of iniquity. We are addressing the fact that, first, we have devolved powers in this area, and, secondly, we have two different apprenticeship standards authorities; one for England, one for Wales. With due respect, we are discussing hypothetical cases and that is part of the problem. We are discussing the case of whether somebody might be with a training provider in England and carrying out some of their training in Wales. I believe that that is a hypothetical case. To a certain extent, who will take responsibility for learners on the Welsh border will depend on where the particular learner lives. I thought the major concern was whether there would be some flexibility in where the apprentice carried out their learning or their work experience. We say that there is some flexibility, because we have said that the work must be "wholly or mainly" in England, so there is a bit of flexibility there. We think that that is sufficient.