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Debate between Andrew Stephenson and Robert Halfon
Monday 20th March 2017

(7 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robert Halfon Portrait The Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills (Robert Halfon)
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By 2020, we will be spending £2.5 billion on apprenticeships, much of that raised through the levy. It will be spent wherever our apprentices are needed.

Andrew Stephenson Portrait Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con)
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T8. Earlier this month, six Pendle schools announced plans to work together to launch their own academy trust. What can my right hon. Friend do to ensure that the Pennine Trust helps to raise educational attainment and aspiration across Pendle?