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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I am sure that the Secretary of State, as he engages in the process, will be mindful of the muddle that is Hull and, indeed, mindful of the many economic areas in which hon.…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We are clear that these will be based on functional economic areas, that they will have a defined geography and that we will ensure that no part of the country is left out.30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We are working on the basis that there will be a defined area for each one, but we will be mindful of the fact that in some areas the geography does not neatly fit reality. That…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 1, page 3, line 10, after “any” insert “English-funded”. This amendment limits the post-16 technical education or training about which a…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Officials in my Department have engaged closely with counterparts in the Welsh Government, and we believe that we have reached a satisfactory position from a devolution…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)As I made clear in my remarks, it depends on whether provision is English-funded; that is, whether the money comes from England. That is how we explain the jurisdiction. Amendment…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It will be a great pleasure for everyone to hear that after three and a quarter hours of debate, we have nearly completed clause 1 of our 39-clause Bill. I will try not to detain…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I rise to speak to amendments 35 to 37, 42, 45 and 46. Amendment 36 would require designated employer representative bodies to be reasonably representative of a broad range of…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)All eight trailblazers were chambers of commerce. However, I believe there were expressions of interest and applications from others. For the record, we are not saying that this…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I rise to speak to amendments 1, 2 and 3 tabled by the hon. Member for Rotherham, amendments 27 and 28 tabled by the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)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…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)Obviously, we are very keen to reduce the disability employment gap, and we are always mindful of ways in which we can achieve that. I am sure that it will be in the Secretary of…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)On supported internships, I was very interested to hear about what the hon. Gentleman has seen going on in his constituency. I assure him that we are continuing to work to improve…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. The Government are also developing an adjustments passport that aims to smooth the transition into employment and support…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)As I said in the previous sitting, statutory guidance is a powerful tool. If employer representative bodies do not adhere to statutory guidance, they may lose their designation.…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I rise to speak to amendments 33, 38 to 41, and 44. I will start with amendments 33 and 38 in the names of the hon. Members for Chesterfield and for Warwick and Leamington.…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I am horrified to hear the hon. Lady’s attitude to statutory guidance. Our intention will be set out in statutory guidance, so that local skills improvement plans will be informed…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)We have been clear that we want to have an approach that is completely employer-led. Local enterprise partnerships, which have much to recommend them, are partially informed by…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I am sure that the Secretary of State, as he engages in the process, will be mindful of the muddle that is Hull and, indeed, mindful of the many economic areas in which hon.…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)We are clear that these will be based on functional economic areas, that they will have a defined geography and that we will ensure that no part of the country is left out.30 Nov 2021