Damian Hinds

Damian Hinds

Conservative — East Hampshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 27 October 2025

Debate

Post-16 Education: Skills Needed in the Economy

Contribution

One of the worries about the new regime and Skills England is the loss of independence, and the loss of what we had in the former Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: a guaranteed business voice, written into law. How will the Secretary of State ensure that business has a voice in setting standards, and in making sure that those standards are upheld, so that everybody can have confidence in the changed system?

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