Adult Numeracy and Literacy

Part of Business, Innovation and Skills – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 11 June 2009.

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Photo of Laura Moffatt Laura Moffatt Labour, Crawley 10:30, 11 June 2009

I very much welcome that response, and I welcome my right hon. Friend to his new position. Does he agree that there are some real signs of improvement in our colleges due to the Government's early action? Job losses, however, remain part of the landscape. Will he encourage more people to take up the courses so that, if they happen to lose their jobs, they will be in a much better place from which to apply for new ones?