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Fri 16th Mar 2018

Unpaid Trial Work Periods (Prohibition) Bill

Debate between Stewart Malcolm McDonald and Gordon Marsden
2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 16th March 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stewart Malcolm McDonald Portrait Stewart Malcolm McDonald
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I am overcome with Members’ generosity.

Gordon Marsden Portrait Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab)
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The hon. Gentleman is being extremely gracious. I congratulate him—as I am sure do most Members in this House—on bringing this Bill before us today. We have just had National Apprenticeship Week. Not least of the evils of the present situation, is that, first, it prevents the sort of serial offenders that he is describing from doing something decent such as offering an apprenticeship, and secondly, it hides them from exposure for not taking such things forward in the first place.

Stewart Malcolm McDonald Portrait Stewart Malcolm McDonald
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The hon. Gentleman makes a very important point and we are better informed for it. There cannot be a Member of the House who did not celebrate National Apprenticeship Week. On the back of that, if nothing else, this matter certainly merits Parliament’s attention this afternoon.