Nuclear Power: Procurement — Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:58 pm on 11 November 2013.

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Photo of Baroness Wall of New Barnet Baroness Wall of New Barnet Labour 2:58, 11 November 2013

The Minister’s previous portfolio involved skills that are found in many of the businesses—small and medium-sized enterprises—that will act as suppliers. The Government and the previous Government have focused on those businesses, which provide more than 75% of the workforce. They are absolutely ripe for apprenticeships, which again, is another government aspiration. Can the noble Baroness give us more certainty that apprenticeships will not be damaged in the way in which this business is carried out?