Apprenticeships

Andrew Jones Excerpts
Thursday 14th March 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Hancock Portrait Matthew Hancock
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We have introduced a grant of £1,500 for small businesses taking on their first apprentices, precisely to help them with the bureaucracy that the hon. Lady mentioned, and I would encourage her to tell the small businesses that she talks to that it is available. The take-up has been good, but we need to ensure that everyone who could benefit from it knows about it.

Andrew Jones Portrait Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con)
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Does my hon. Friend agree that employers will welcome the greater control of funding so that they can direct resources to where they need them most?