Mike Freer
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(11 years, 9 months ago)
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Matthew Hancock
The gathering of that evidence started in 2008. It is shocking that that happened under the previous Administration, and we have stopped it.
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con)
6. What assessment he has made of national apprenticeship week 2013.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills (Matthew Hancock)
National apprenticeship week last week was a triumph. Tens of thousands of new apprenticeship places were announced; there was double the coverage of last year; and the message went out loud and clear from this House and beyond that apprenticeships deliver.
Mike Freer
I am grateful to the Minister for that answer. Last week I had an apprenticeships fair. Does the Minister agree that the National Apprenticeship Service does a wonderful job in supporting MPs, private organisations and charities in boosting apprenticeships in this country?
Matthew Hancock
I commend the National Apprenticeship Service for its work, and I know there were more than 400 local residents and 22 employers at my hon. Friend’s job fair. I have my own jobs fair tomorrow, and national apprenticeship week next year will take place on 3-7 March. I hope that all hon. Members will get involved.