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Education

Volume 706: debated on Thursday 13 January 2022

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill

The following is an extract from the debate on amendment 32 during the third sitting of the Skills and Post-16 Education Public Bill Committee on 2 December 2021.

It has been this Government, during the pandemic, who have paid employers and providers £1,000 when they take on apprenticeships for young people aged 16 to 18.

[Official Report, Skills and Post-16 Education, Public Bill Committee, 2 December 2021, Vol. 704, c. 92.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Education, the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Alex Burghart).

An error has been identified in my speech.

The correct information should have been:

It has been this Government, during the pandemic, who have paid employers up to £3,000 when they take on an apprentice.