I heard what the Minister said—that the Ofsted inspection related to previous frameworks—but that still does not reassure me that we have got a grip. Just because employers write a short, simple description of training does not give me any reassurance that we really have a handle on quality.
The noble Lord is right in saying that this is an hors d’oeuvre—although I would not like to refer to it in that way, because it sounds a bit flippant. I was giving the Minister the opportunity to go away and have a look at this matter, because I intend to raise it again on the Enterprise Bill. I urge him to have a careful, close look—never mind that we have “new frameworks” or that the employer is writing these new, simple standards. I do not quarrel with that, provided that there is a genuine programme. My concern is that here we have training providers, who go and find an employer, and the supervision after that is pretty minimal, as I have been told. We need to ensure that there is a process whereby we can guarantee every single employer has been fully investigated and has a track record in applying a proper training programme and is not just exploiting young people for cheap labour—and also that there is a safe working environment.
I am not asking the Minister for a response here today, as that would be unreasonable, but I am trying to provide him with an opportunity to go away and
have a look at the process. If he can come back to me between now and that part of the Enterprise Bill with some written information, it would further the debate.