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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)Much as I hate to return to the boundary issue, our local chamber of commerce is the Humber-based chamber, which may not end up being the geographical area represented by the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I know I am not intervening on the Minister, but I wonder whether a proposed map of the different areas will be put out for consultation before they are agreed and set by…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I want to clarify that, whatever boundary it might be, defined boundaries will be set. If we do not set a defined boundary of any type, I cannot see how it will be possible to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)rose —30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)This is a quick one on statutory guidance. To clarify, will that statutory guidance state “act in accordance with” or “have regard to”? We all know that statutory guidance that…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)To return to the conversation we were having about SEND and disabilities, and the disability employment gap, we will have to collect data to know whether the skills plan is…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I think the hon. Member for Great Grimsby has misunderstood. When creating a local skills plan, we need to define a local area. As the hon. Member for Great Grimsby, whose…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I mentioned to the Minister before that I have a lot of sympathy for the Government trying to work out what constitutes a local area. I was talking to a local Conservative MP and…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)rose —30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)With respect to the comments made by the hon. Member for Great Grimsby, if everything were all fine and dandy as it is, we would not have a 28 percentage points disability…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)I want to push the Minister a little more on the guidance. He has mentioned that it will be statutory, which I welcome, but I wonder whether it will include some of the wording…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I rise to speak in favour of amendments 27 and 28 in my name, and amendments 1, 2 and 3, in the name of my hon. Friend…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill (Second sitting)So lucky.30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)When the Government design the LSIP areas, I wonder whether it would be helpful to produce some data on the respective public-private employer difference in each area. Each area…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I hope that when the Minister responds, he defines whether there is going to be a transparent judgment or transparent criteria. Will the criteria be judged and evaluated? Who will…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I recall the Minister saying that the Secretary of State will have the power to take control from chambers of commerce if they are seen not to be working properly. I wonder…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)Much as I hate to return to the boundary issue, our local chamber of commerce is the Humber-based chamber, which may not end up being the geographical area represented by the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I know I am not intervening on the Minister, but I wonder whether a proposed map of the different areas will be put out for consultation before they are agreed and set by…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I want to clarify that, whatever boundary it might be, defined boundaries will be set. If we do not set a defined boundary of any type, I cannot see how it will be possible to…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)rose —30 Nov 2021