Member

To be clear to the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, we will want to transfer the functions earlier precisely to enable that broader, ambitious task that we are asking Skills England to do—bringing together skills gaps analysis with the ability to develop those qualifications and apprenticeships and the technical education that will fill those gaps. This approach will mitigate risks in the transition from IfATE to the Secretary of State. I hope that I have been able to provide some reassurance. For all the reasons that I have outlined, I invite the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, to withdraw her amendment.