Unemployment: Young People

Debate between Lord Freud and Lord Jones

Wednesday 16th November 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Freud]

Indeed, my Lords. The Germans have had a long tradition of apprenticeships and that is something that we need to copy and build on. We have put in money to fund an additional 250,000 apprenticeships over this spending review; we had 442,000 apprenticeships starting last year, an increase of 50,000; and we are putting in measures today to encourage smaller firms to take on apprentices.

[Lord Jones]

My Lords—