On Monday David Morris MP asked the Minister of State Nick Boles, what steps were being taken to improve the status of vocational education.
In response to David Morris MP Nick Boles MP said:
We have removed thousands of low-quality qualifications from performance league tables, introduced the requirement to carry on studying English and maths for young people who have not yet achieved Cs at GCSE and invested in 2 million high-quality apprenticeships since 2010.
David Morris MP responded by asking:
Will the Minister join me in praising the fact that last month we celebrated having more than 2 million apprentices? What else are the Government doing to promote apprenticeships in areas such as mine?
In response Nick Boles MP stated:
'I had the great pleasure of meeting the 2 millionth apprentice, a young woman working in an extraordinary business whose work I could not understand because it was so complicated. She is doing something very clever in engineering near Oxford in the constituency of my hon. Friend Nicola Blackwood. We are supporting smaller employers who create apprenticeships with a grant worth £1,500 and we are working closely with the fantastic apprenticeship ambassador network, led by David Meller and championed in this House by my hon. Friend Andrew Jones and Gordon Birtwistle.
Speaking after the questions David Morris MP said:
‘It is of paramount importance that apprentices in all sectors are encouraged to equip our young people with the vital skills they need in the future.’