Proceeding contribution from Gordon Birtwistle (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 September 2011. It occurred during Opposition day on Opportunities for the Next Generation.

Opportunities for the Next Generation

My hon. Friend the Member for Eastbourne (Stephen Lloyd) and I have held meetings with local industrialists in our constituencies and challenged them to take on 100 apprentices in 100 days, working with the Government's apprenticeships scheme. He has succeeded in Eastbourne and I have succeeded in Burnley. Has the hon. Gentleman taken on that challenge, and does he understand that if every Member did so, 60,000 more apprentices would be employed across the country? What effort has he made to raise the number of apprenticeships in his constituency?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 532 c916
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Apprentices Women Housing Education maintenance allowance Higher education Public expenditure Young people VAT Unemployment Future Jobs Fund
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Opportunities for the Next Generation

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