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Proceeding contribution from John Denham (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 February 2009. It occurred during Opposition day on Skills and Further Education.


Skills and Further Education

I suggest that the hon. Gentleman go back and look at the statistics about 10 years ago, and he will see that on every one of the measures that he quoted, there has been a dramatic improvement under this Government as a result of the investment that we have made. I, and other Labour Members, give nothing to the Opposition for the fact that we remain dissatisfied and want to continue to press forward, but we have every right to know how much we have achieved following the appalling legacy that we inherited. I acknowledge, by the way, that there are hon. Members on both sides of the House concerned about local further education college projects currently in the pipeline, and I will deal with that situation as fully as I can in a few moments.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
487 c715 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Capital investment Apprentices Adult education Finance Education Further education Learning and Skills Council for England Economic situation Older workers Training Young people Vocational education Unemployment Students Train to gain programme
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk