Part of Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] – in a Public Bill Committee at 12:30 pm on 20 March 2025.
This clause is just a reminder that we are trying to make major changes to the engine of our skills system, while the engine is still running. I have already quoted from the Government impact assessment, pointing out that the impact of transition will be to slow down apprenticeship approval numbers—I will not recapitulate that. I will come back later to the challenges these changes to the engine while the engine is still running will cause.