Adjournment debate on Thursday, 8 February 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Bill Rammell. The answering member was John Hayes.

World Class Skills 2020

Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on the skills needs of the United Kingdom in 2020. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 456 c337-82WH
Session: 2006-07
Department: Department for Education and Skills
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: John Hayes | 456 c377WH (Link to this contribution) We will be.; Bill Rammell | 456 c380-1WH (Link to this contribution) When one hears Liberal Democrats up and down the country decrying the fee system in universities, on...; Bill Rammell | 456 c377-9WH (Link to this contribution) Well, people who work in the skills area and the further education area will need a great deal of co...; Stephen Williams | 456 c379-80WH (Link to this contribution) I must correct the Minister on his two last points. First, the system in Scotland is quite different...; Speaker | 456 c382WH (Link to this contribution) Thank you, Minister. I thank all participants for a very interesting, good-humoured and good-natured...; Bill Rammell | 456 c381-2WH (Link to this contribution) I assure my hon. Friend that we are watching the scheme very closely. We are in the first year of th...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c381WH (Link to this contribution) I applaud train to gain, but I am picking up the idea that in some areas train to gain money is not ...; John Hayes | 456 c341WH (Link to this contribution) Of course, I agree with the Minister that FE is critical to delivering the skills agenda. Like him, ...; Bill Rammell | 456 c339-41WH (Link to this contribution) I will develop my answer either later in the debate or in writing, but I understand that the ranking...; Mark Field | 456 c339WH (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister give us some indication of how the OECD skills ranking works? I agree with much of...; Bill Rammell | 456 c337-9WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure, Mr. Hancock, to lead this debate on behalf of the Under-Secretary of State for Edu...; John Hayes | 456 c342-4WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great pleasure to speak in this debate on skills and I am pleased to add my remarks to those...; Bill Rammell | 456 c341-2WH (Link to this contribution) We certainly are responding to the need to move towards a system of self-regulation. Indeed, Sir Geo...; Speaker | 456 c337WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that the Minister will be able to tell everyone in the Chamber a little about our colleague, ...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c364WH (Link to this contribution) The degrees are not as good as they used to be.; Mark Field | 456 c364-5WH (Link to this contribution) They were not that good in my time either, but that is another matter. In 1987, a significant propor...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c364WH (Link to this contribution) Before the hon. Gentleman concludes, is he concerned that the City of London takes a high percentage...; Mark Field | 456 c364WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. I graduated from Oxford university in 1987.; Stephen Williams | 456 c363WH (Link to this contribution) I am following the hon. Gentleman with interest, as I, too, have received the City of London’s brief...; Mark Field | 456 c363-4WH (Link to this contribution) I entirely endorse that point. Indeed, I said earlier that we should not see training as something o...; Mark Field | 456 c360-3WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has made his point very robustly. I shall resist the temptation to take up his ch...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c360WH (Link to this contribution) No, it must be on the record. I am sorry, but this is a serious matter. We have an important quality...; Mark Field | 456 c360WH (Link to this contribution) Without giving away particulars, I had a speaking engagement at University college, London last week...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c360WH (Link to this contribution) I thought that the hon. Gentleman was making rather a good speech until he spoke about a diminution ...; John Hayes | 456 c377WH (Link to this contribution) That cannot be allowed to stand on the record, because the Minister knows that there are real doubts...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c371-3WH (Link to this contribution) I shall be brief. I think it is always a bit of a cheek when one comes into a debate late. However, ...; John Hayes | 456 c373WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is making a good contribution, particularly on the need for flexibility to allow ...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c373-5WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has his finger on the right button. All of us would like to see an all-age career...; Bill Rammell | 456 c376-7WH (Link to this contribution) We have genuinely had an exceedingly good debate and one of the things that gives me confidence in a...; Gordon Marsden | 456 c367-8WH (Link to this contribution) I agree that employer engagement is very much part of the process. Furthermore, employer appreciatio...; John Hayes | 456 c366-7WH (Link to this contribution) I do not think that the hon. Gentleman was here when I spoke earlier. I made the same point as he is...; Gordon Marsden | 456 c368-71WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with the hon. Gentleman that there are some good initiatives, but the issue is one for publi...; John Hayes | 456 c368WH (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way a second time. I just want to draw his attention ...; Gordon Marsden | 456 c365-6WH (Link to this contribution) I apologise, Mr. Hancock, for having been unable to attend earlier. I want to make a contribution t...; Bill Rammell | 456 c344WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome the clarification that the hon. Gentleman has given in response to the point made by the h...; John Hayes | 456 c344-6WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, that is true, but I point out again, at the risk of being repetitive—certainly not boring; that...; Mark Field | 456 c344WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend rightly identifies the significant number of unemployed and, indeed, unemployable you...; John Hayes | 456 c344WH (Link to this contribution) Yes. That is a very good point and I shall explain why, but I shall do so only having said first, fo...; Stephen Williams | 456 c351-3WH (Link to this contribution) I have been a Member of the House 21 months or so, and this is the first time that I have taken part...; Gordon Marsden | 456 c353-4WH (Link to this contribution) First, I apologise for not being able to attend this debate before now, Mr. Hancock. I wish to ampli...; Bill Rammell | 456 c346WH (Link to this contribution) I am intrigued by this. I read the hon. Gentleman’s recent speech, or pamphlet, about the developmen...; John Hayes | 456 c346-51WH (Link to this contribution) The Minister shows his characteristically incisive and sure touch, but let me explain the point. It ...; John Hayes | 456 c344WH (Link to this contribution) I would be delighted to give way to my hon. Friend, who is a great champion of the vulnerable.; Mark Field | 456 c344WH (Link to this contribution) Will my hon. Friend give way?; Mark Field | 456 c359WH (Link to this contribution) I thought that the hon. Gentleman might be a great player of computer games. We must remember that t...; Stephen Williams | 456 c359WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Mark Field | 456 c359WH (Link to this contribution) If I may, I shall quickly make this point. I am concerned that many young people are making a decisi...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c359WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Mark Field | 456 c359WH (Link to this contribution) I shall give way first to the hon. Member for Bristol, West.; Stephen Williams | 456 c359-60WH (Link to this contribution) First, I would like to clarify the fact that the 42 per cent. participation rate applies to 18 to 30...; Mark Field | 456 c360WH (Link to this contribution) I shall put my life in my hands and give way to the Chairman of the Select Committee on Education an...; Stephen Williams | 456 c354-7WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for reinforcing my point. This is where I share much of what the hon. Mem...; Barry Sheerman | 456 c359WH (Link to this contribution) No.; Mark Field | 456 c357-9WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his report—I well understand the hard work that he puts into the subject. H...; Bill Rammell | 456 c377WH (Link to this contribution) For that statement to carry credibility, one needs to be specific, in terms of cost-effective manage...
Subjects: Employment Finance ICT Education Higher education Pupils Standards Universities Teachers Training Skilled workers
Contains statistics: Yes
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World Class Skills 2020

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