Apprenticeships: Dyslexia Debate

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Lord Young of Norwood Green

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Apprenticeships: Dyslexia

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Thursday 6th October 2011

(13 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Wilcox Portrait Baroness Wilcox
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I agree with the noble Lord. My father was an apprentice and he, too, became a journeyman, which is a wonderful thing. Perhaps we can find a use in that way. I will take this back and discuss it, and will come back to the noble Lord.

Lord Young of Norwood Green Portrait Lord Young of Norwood Green
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Can the Minister guarantee that, given the importance of assisting all disabled people, especially the young, and the record levels of youth unemployment, there is sufficient budget to achieve this objective? If the Government have found a spare £250 million to spend on weekly bin collections, would it not have been better spent on encouraging more than the current 4 per cent of employers to provide apprenticeships?

Baroness Wilcox Portrait Baroness Wilcox
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I think the noble Lord knows that we are taking forward the work that he started and I hope that he is pleased with the way we are doing that. We are allowing the money that is needed to do this work, which is so important to us. There is no question that the bins come first.