Debates between Lord Watson of Invergowrie and Lord Foulkes of Cumnock during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Education and Training

Debate between Lord Watson of Invergowrie and Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Monday 15th October 2018

(6 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Watson of Invergowrie Portrait Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Lab)
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My Lords, one of the issues on which the Government’s ongoing post-2018 review of education will focus is how to deliver the skills the country needs as we enter unknown terrain when we leave the European Union.

Lord Watson of Invergowrie Portrait Lord Watson of Invergowrie
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I defer to my noble friend Lord Foulkes. In a debate in your Lordships’ House in July, the Minister’s colleague, the noble Viscount, Lord Younger, said that the review panel’s interim report would be published at some point this year. Can the Minister be more specific about when we can expect to hear the initial thoughts of the people charged with the important task of mapping a route that links schools, apprenticeships, further education, higher education and industry with a view to filling the skills gaps now and into the future?