Member

Of course, it would require a whole infrastructure to make that happen. Local authorities should be expected to assess the number of places needed for apprenticeships, just as they do for school and FE places, and they should have staff dedicated to promoting the supply of apprenticeships. These are details which were not covered in an Act—they are not suitable—and they need not be in this Bill. However, I can imagine that the Minister would like to discuss with us the question of the feasibility of this proposal. We would very much like to engage in that conversation with the Minister.