Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Kerry McCarthy Excerpts
Monday 24th October 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrea Jenkyns Portrait Andrea Jenkyns
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I know this is of great importance to my hon. Friend. Many different sectors face skills needs and challenges, which is why we are investing in skills through T-levels, apprenticeships, skills boot camps and free courses for jobs, giving people of all ages the opportunity to obtain the skills that industries like and that support economic growth.

Kerry McCarthy Portrait Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab)
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There is potentially a huge number of good green jobs for young people to go into, such as retrofitting homes, installing heat pumps and restoring wetlands, but many young people do not know these jobs exist, let alone the pathways to get into them. What are the Government doing to open their eyes to these opportunities?

Andrea Jenkyns Portrait Andrea Jenkyns
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I thank the hon. Lady for her important question. I am proud of the Government’s record of investing in green jobs through T-levels, apprenticeships, higher technical qualifications and boot camps. Never before have there been so many opportunities to engage with green industries. We are also working closely with these industries to make sure they are at the heart of what we do.