Employment: Science and Technology

Lord Avebury Excerpts

Tuesday 20th November 2012 Lords Chamber

[Lord Marland]

The noble Baroness quite rightly says that there is an undersupply of women in engineering and, particularly, in manufacturing. I talk to my daughters and they all seem to want to go into fashion, which probably means that they have an alternative career. It is important that we get women into these areas, and there is no barrier to entry for women getting into them. We must encourage them, as we must in all areas.

[Lord Avebury]

My Lords, what consultations have the Government held with the engineering institutions on how to encourage more young people into engineering?

[Lord Marland]

Naturally, we have been talking with the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society on this issue. We are having a very keen dialogue with them.