Member

In being open, I am now accused by the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, of not being as committed to the executive agency model as in fact I am. I wanted to reassure noble Lords that we will do what is necessary to make sure that Skills England has the right form to continue making the impact that we believe it can make. A commitment to review in this way does not alter our judgment that the executive agency model is the one that we should pursue for Skills England’s urgent work to tackle skills gaps in our economy, and we should therefore proceed on this basis so that we can see a fully formed Skills England take shape as soon as possible.