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Lindsay Roy
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(12 years ago)
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The Prime Minister
I gave my hon. Friend the strongest possible assurance. The point that I have made, and which I made to the hon. Member for Lewisham East (Heidi Alexander), is that there cannot be any changes unless there is full public consultation and unless there is the support of local GPs and strong public and patient engagement. In the case of Kettering, that is not on the agenda. As I said, any suggestion by the Opposition is simply scaremongering of the worst kind, and I can see that they are at it again.
Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab)
Q9. The importance of skills in promoting economic growth has been emphasised again and again in all parts of the House, so why did the number of under-19 apprenticeship starts fall last year?
The Prime Minister
The number of apprenticeships under this Government is about 900,000; it is a record number and it has hugely increased.