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Written question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 20 October 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 3 November 2015. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 October 2015 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Food: Production

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to promote the Rural Development Programme vocational skills measures in order to enhance the knowledge and skills of food producers.

Answer

Vocational skills offers can be delivered under a number of Rural Development Programme schemes. These are either national or have offers tailored to the needs of the local area. Defra publicises its schemes in a variety of ways including through the GOV.UK website. Local organisations such as Local Enterprise Partnerships also promote relevant local offers to their areas.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2797
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Food Production Training Rural development programme
Link
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