(7 years, 1 month ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, we will take the Cross Benches.
My Lords, does the Minister realise that this is a very competitive industrial situation? We cannot go on procrastinating. In engineering matters, there is never 100% certainty. We must step forward and take a risk on this, to my mind.
(7 years, 3 months ago)
Lords ChamberMy Lords, if we have two short questions, we can hear from the Liberal Democrat Benches and then the Labour Benches.
My Lords, business investment in training is vital to improved productivity. We know that the apprenticeship levy was designed to help in that, yet the Government have missed the January deadline for setting up the online service and the IFS says that it is going to give poor value for money. How is business going to benefit when it is having to cope with this mismanagement of the apprenticeship levy by the Government?