Debates between Wendy Morton and Anne Milton during the 2017-2019 Parliament

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Wendy Morton and Anne Milton
Monday 11th September 2017

(7 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Wendy Morton Portrait Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)
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T2. As the Secretary of State is aware, apprentices and technical education are an important part of our educational offering, and I am fortunate in my constituency to have an excellent-rated apprenticeship provider called In-Comm. What more are the Government doing to increase the number of high-quality apprenticeships for young people?

Anne Milton Portrait The Minister of State, Department for Education (Anne Milton)
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As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State said, we have introduced the levy, which is an important part of encouraging sustained employer investment in high-quality apprenticeships. The Institute for Apprenticeships, which was set up in April, has developed standards to replace frameworks, ensuring consistency of achievement, and we have enshrined the term “apprenticeship” in legislation, which is important for raising their prestige. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to praise the work done in her constituency; I recently visited an employer that has 54 apprentices on the go at any one time.