Member

I know that these amendments are aimed at ensuring that there is continuity in the work of Skills England and at providing certainty by placing that in the Bill. But I reinforce that Skills England is already operational in shadow form. It is already providing that authoritative assessment of skills needs and using that to inform decision-making across government. We are already in the process of establishing Skills England, including, for example, the recruitment of an independent chair and board. In accordance with standard procedure, when the cross-government process for the establishment of an executive agency has been completed, we will ensure that Parliament is notified about that.