Member

Conservative Members have talked about what is needed. Let me tell them what is needed. We need a more strategic approach, one that identifies skills gaps and flexibly co-ordinates the Government response to address them. It needs to be integrated and it needs to take a more strategic view. That is exactly what Skills England does. Skills England has already started its work and published its first report, and it will issue analysis later this year on sectors to support the industrial strategy. It will act as a key ingredient in delivering that strategy, and it will unlock the skills that employers need. It already exists in shadow form.