Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Jim Cunningham Excerpts
Monday 11th December 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justine Greening Portrait Justine Greening
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We want to make sure that institutes of technology are based everywhere around the country. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to flag up the fact that rural areas are a place where we want to see more opportunity.

Jim Cunningham Portrait Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)
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What is the Minister doing to help young people with hearing difficulties to obtain apprenticeships?

Anne Milton Portrait Anne Milton
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A lot of work and a lot of money is going into making sure that young people with learning difficulties can access apprenticeships. That is why we have set targets so that 20% of all apprenticeship starts will be people with learning difficulties by 2020.[Official Report, 15 January 2018, Vol. 634, c. 4MC.]