I have been an employer for quite a large part of my life and I remember that there are employers who join in these processes and ones that do not join in to such a great extent. I wonder about Lakshmi Metal and Bill Gates and all sorts of eccentric employers. Even the employers would say that there is no such thing as a single demand-led process, because they are in competition with one another. They would never believe as a total class; there are from time to time eccentric employers who do not join in any of these processes. I stick to my point. I do not want to damage the statutory system—may it work really well. All I was trying to do was to ensure that those who did not want to join did not lose any right to continue along the path that they had worked out for themselves and which they wanted to continue down. I may come back to this at the next stage. Meanwhile, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment 28 withdrawn.
Clause 14 agreed.
Clause 15 : Transitional provision for apprenticeship frameworks: England
Amendments 29 to 31 not moved.
Clause 15 agreed.
Clause 16 agreed.
Clause 17 : Issue of apprenticeship framework etc.: Wales
Amendment 32 not moved.
Clause 17 agreed.
Clause 18 agreed.
Clause 19 : Submission of draft apprenticeship framework for issue: Wales
Amendment 33 not moved.
Clause 19 agreed.
Clause 20 agreed.
Clause 21 : Duty to prepare and submit draft specification of apprenticeship standards: England
Amendments 34 not moved
Amendment 35 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Viscount Eccles
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 24 June 2009.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill.
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