Building a High-Skilled Economy

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:50 pm on 17 June 2010.

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Photo of Roberta Blackman-Woods Roberta Blackman-Woods Labour, City of Durham 1:50, 17 June 2010

I am sure we are all enjoying the hon. Gentleman's theatrics this afternoon, but will he look at some evidence? In 2008-09, 240,000 people started apprenticeships, compared to 75,000 in 1997-98, so I do not think it is for Labour to take lectures from the Conservatives about the importance of apprenticeships.