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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Neil Parish Excerpts
Thursday 2nd February 2012

(12 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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Yes. I have talked extensively to Will Hutton about that. In the proposals that I will bring forward next week, we will introduce the principle of a clawback; that clawback can operate in different ways, and we are certainly looking seriously at one of the ways that Will Hutton has recommended.

Neil Parish Portrait Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con)
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To get to the dizzy heights of executive pay, one must first get a job. What are Ministers doing to reduce the red tape and bureaucracy relating to apprenticeship schemes for small and medium-sized businesses?

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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That question is fascinating, but sadly it bears absolutely no relation to the question on the Order Paper, so the hon. Gentleman should keep it for the spring, or some other suitable time.