Member

Except for Amendment 1, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, all the amendment in this group, which relates to Clause 4 on the preparation of occupational standards, are exactly matched by the amendments in the next group, which relates to Clause 5 on the preparation of apprenticeship assessment plans. I hope your Lordships will appreciate that I do not plan to say exactly the same in the next group as I will say on this one. Perhaps others will follow that lead, although I hope the Minister will have something different to say, as I was told the amendments had to be in separate groups. However, it means that we will all get a second bite of the cherry if we forget to say something on this group.