Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Oral Answers to Questions

Patrick Hurley Excerpts
Monday 4th November 2024

(1 day, 20 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Patrick Hurley Portrait Patrick Hurley (Southport) (Lab)
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5. What steps she is taking to help increase the number of students undertaking vocational training courses.

Janet Daby Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Janet Daby)
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Further education is vital in breaking down barriers to opportunity, driving growth and generating clean energy. The Budget allocated £300 million to support young people and improve skills development. In September, the Department launched a new phase of the “It all starts with skills” campaign to promote programmes such as apprenticeships and T-levels.

Patrick Hurley Portrait Patrick Hurley
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After 14 years of Tory decline, there is much to do in this country to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. A lot of people need jobs to help us achieve that. I am glad that the new Government are working to increase the number of students being trained in the industries of the future, but will the Minister tell us how she is working across Government to make sure that more young people can find those opportunities locally, rather than having to move away from their local communities?

Janet Daby Portrait Janet Daby
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Central to our opportunity mission is that where someone is from should not determine where they end up in life. This Government are serious about supporting young people. We are working across Government to ensure that young people are supported in their communities through devolution, local growth plans, local skills improvement plans and the youth guarantee.