Oral QuestionDepartment for Transport

“What steps his Department is taking to help protect local communities from material changes to Development Consent Orders relating to Strategic Rail Freight Interchange.”

Tabled: 17 November 2022Answered: 24 November 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Transport

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Janet Daby)

The Government have a mission to break down barriers to opportunity, and we want to rebalance opportunities in favour of young people who have the most to gain from apprenticeships. Where starts have fallen by almost 40%, we are introducing foundation apprenticeships to give more young people a foot in the door at the start of their working life.