Part of Business, Innovation and Skills – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 17th February 2011.
It is a little known fact, but none the less one that I want to draw to the House's attention, that 78% of apprentices are employed in small businesses, which are the backbone of our economy. I started in a small business, which got bigger as a result, and small businesses are essential if we are to make apprenticeships sing.