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Debate between Phil Brickell and Janet Daby
Monday 16th June 2025

(3 weeks, 4 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Janet Daby Portrait Janet Daby
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Skills England is taking a pivotal and active role. Also, of the 2.5 million workers in critical demand occupations, which includes the NHS, the majority require a qualification lower than degree level. We are rebalancing opportunities towards younger people, whose rates of apprenticeship starts have fallen more dramatically than the overall decline over the last decade. To create more opportunities for young people, we will need to prioritise public funding towards those at the start of their working career and at the lower apprenticeship levels, rather than those who are already in work with higher levels of prior learning or qualifications.

Phil Brickell Portrait Phil Brickell (Bolton West) (Lab)
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10. What recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of outdoor education provision in the national curriculum.