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HANSARD Police Grant ReportDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the thin blue line is getting thinner? On top of cuts to police funding, our police face extra demands on their resources because of cuts to…05 Feb 2019HANSARDRail Infrastructure InvestmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood) on securing this debate through the…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills PolicyI agree that schools have a lot to offer when it comes to redressing the imbalance. I will address schools a little later in my speech, when I will speak about the specific…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills PolicyI thank my hon. Friend for the wise words and I certainly welcome them. I say to the Minister that now is the time that we must act to create a better skills and training system…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills PolicyThat certainly is a concern for employers in my constituency.08 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills Policyrose —08 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills PolicyI beg to move that, This House has considered apprenticeships and skills policy. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir David. The title of the debate is as…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills PolicyYes, everyone has a wider responsibility to train and retain. Lifelong learning is, in fact, a mantra going back some decades. The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills PolicyI thank my hon. Friend for making that point, which is definitely one for the Minister to address. As I was saying, in July 2018 there was a total of 25,200 apprenticeship starts…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills PolicyThat is a very interesting and pertinent point. I know that some apprenticeships are paid so poorly and offer so little training—apprenticeships are supposed to be jobs with…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Apprenticeships and Skills PolicyI am really grateful to all hon. Members who took part in the debate. I agree with everybody who said that this is such an important subject and that we should concentrate much…08 Jan 2019