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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Rob Marris (Labour). It was answered on Monday, 14 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Apprenticeships

Question

A few months ago, the Secretary of State prayed in aid the Technical and Further Education Bill, which we will debate today, as a measure to help apprentices. That Bill changes the name of the Institute for Apprenticeships and includes vast numbers of provisions to deal with further education colleges and sixth-form colleges going bust. Will the Minister tell me exactly which part of the Bill does anything to promote apprenticeships, in schools or elsewhere?

Answer

As I said, we are transforming our country into an apprenticeships and skills nation. The whole point of the Bill is to drive up standards to help improve our technical education offering. We already have an Institute for Apprenticeships, which will be up and running by April 2017.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
617 c13 
Session
2016-17
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Apprentices Schools
Link
View this Oral question on hansard.parliament.uk