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Debate between Lord Willetts and Bridget Phillipson
Thursday 18th November 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Willetts Portrait Mr Willetts
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My hon. Friend is right. That is why, as well as maintaining student numbers this year with 10,000 extra places, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning have committed us to 75,000 extra apprenticeship places.

Bridget Phillipson Portrait Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)
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T5. Nissan is an important local employer in Sunderland and it has rightly said that “relatively modest” Government investment can rebalance the economy. That is crucial in regions such as the north-east. Does the Secretary of State agree with Nissan that if the Government do not fight for new business, it will simply go elsewhere?

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