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HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)On that point, I hope that the Minister will clarify that this will be statutory guidance, not just guidance that has been issued as a general idea that we can do it if we would…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)On that point, the removal of “schools, further education institutions, community learning providers, specialist designated institutions and universities” means the people who…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right to point out how incorrect the intervention was. One of the areas where we are desperately short of workers is social work. How do we train up…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It feels like removing the Lords amendment will result in democratic accountability if the area has a Mayor; if it does not, there is no democratic accountability. An area such as…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)rose—30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I want to highlight to Government Members, although I am sure the hon. Member for Mansfield will know this as leader of a local council, that local councils have a statutory duty…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)The Minister has mentioned the employer-led bodies in the public sector. Could he pick up on my point about SMEs, which might not be part of an employer-led body but, in some…30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)So lucky.30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (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 [ Lords ] (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 [ Lords ] (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 [ Lords ] (Second sitting)rose —30 Nov 2021HANSARDSkills and Post-16 Education Bill [ Lords ] (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 [ Lords ] (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 [ Lords ] (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 [ Lords ] (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 [ Lords ] (Second sitting)rose —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)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)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 2021