Diana Johnson
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(8 years, 6 months ago)
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The Minister for Skills (Nick Boles)
The performance of businesses in my hon. Friend’s constituency is truly remarkable and leads the way in the south-east. I hope that she is aware that we offer smaller employers who have never had apprentices before a grant to help them with their first five apprenticeships. I hope that she will be able to communicate that to them and ensure that they take up that grant.
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
T3. Given the similarity of recent events at British Home Stores with what happened to Hull-based Comet four years ago, when British taxpayers were left with tens of millions of pounds to pay out in redundancy payments, will the Secretary of State ensure that the report that he commissioned on Comet and the Comet scandal is published?
Sajid Javid
The hon. Lady will know that the report was commissioned by my predecessor. I will take a close look at what she has said and get back to her.