Apprenticeships: Network Rail

Lord Boswell of Aynho Excerpts

Thursday 3rd March 2011 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Wilcox]

The noble Baroness makes a good point. We are aware of it and we are monitoring it carefully.

[Lord Boswell of Aynho]

My Lords, will my noble friend undertake to ensure that her department works closely with the Department for Education in considering the recommendations trailed in the press today from the excellent Professor Alison Wolf in relation to vocational education? Will she look in particular at the package of incentives which may be necessary to deliver high quality apprenticeships for young people over and above some of the perhaps less well founded quasi vocational qualifications?

[Baroness Wilcox]

My noble friend is referring of course to Professor Wolf’s review, which was commissioned by this Government. It raises a number of interesting points. We are considering her recommendations and will issue a response in the near future.