Skills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting) Debate
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Tom Hunt
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Skills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)
Tom Hunt ExcerptsTuesday 30th November 2021
(3 years ago)
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Tom Hunt (Ipswich) (Con)
Does the Minister agree that it is actually the most logical fit for businesses to embrace and be accessible to those who have learning disabilities? As we know, they are often among the most unconventional, creative and brilliant thinkers.
Alex Burghart
My hon. Friend makes an excellent point. That is absolutely right; something I will come on to in a moment is that when we help young people with special educational needs overcome the barriers to employment, and when we help employers overcome some of the barriers that they may feel exist to employing those young people, it is an extraordinarily mutually beneficial relationship.