Part of Business, Innovation and Skills – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 4 March 2010.
Jeff Ennis
Labour, Barnsley East and Mexborough
10:30,
4 March 2010
The Minister will be aware of the recent Baker Tilly report, which indicated the positive impact that sector skills councils are having on the UK economy. But is he also aware of the memorandum of understanding that is being signed next week by the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils and the Federation of Small Businesses to ensure that qualifications being offered in the future by the SSCs are more relevant to micro and small businesses?
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