Oral QuestionChurch Commissioners

“To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to strengthen its parish ministry.”

Tabled: 21 April 2022Answered: 28 April 2022

Answering Minister

the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Josh MacAlister)

Rolling out technical excellence colleges is one way that Labour is rewiring our skills system, to unlock opportunity for our young people and drive growth for our country, and alongside techs for construction, clean energy, digital and advanced manufacturing, they will build the talent pipeline to deliver our industrial strategy. Applications for defence technical excellence colleges will open shortly, creating pathways for engineers, cyber-experts, and technicians.