Speeches by Young.

“I absolutely agree. It is a particular problem for small rural schools, which often have small class sizes because the schools are small overall. We need action on funding for special educational needs and disabilities, as too many children are being left without the support they need. For years, schools in South Glouc…”

“I am going to ask a couple of questions about how we cover the costs of providing skills and training. Jodie, we have heard that public investment could crowd in private investment in skills and training. Can we expect larger employers to cover the costs of training through entire career paths, from apprentices to the …”

“As a supplementary, have you seen any difference where we have combined authorities as opposed to where it is been handled by individual local authorities?”

“Welcome, both. Tom, in your experience, how effective has the delivery of skills been when managed at local government level?”

“I am going to ask a couple of questions about how we cover the costs of providing skills and training. Jodie, we have heard that public investment could crowd in private investment in skills and training. Can we expect larger employers to cover the costs of training through entire career paths, from apprentices to the …”

“Jodie, you said earlier that filling workforce gaps would take years. Sue, would you expect those gaps to be resolved quickly if there was more public funding available to address skills training in low-carbon sectors, or are other barriers more of an issue?”

“Welcome, both. Tom, in your experience, how effective has the delivery of skills been when managed at local government level?”

“As a supplementary, have you seen any difference where we have combined authorities as opposed to where it is been handled by individual local authorities?”

“Is the problem in sourcing local, skilled labour in construction simply a matter of pay, or would you say there are more complex reasons?”

“Leah, how easy is it for an individual firm like yours to pass on such costs to consumers, or will consumers simply put off retrofit? I am talking about the cost of delivering skills.”

“Jodie, you said earlier that filling workforce gaps would take years. Sue, would you expect those gaps to be resolved quickly if there was more public funding available to address skills training in low-carbon sectors, or are other barriers more of an issue?”

“Leah, how easy is it for an individual firm like yours to pass on such costs to consumers, or will consumers simply put off retrofit? I am talking about the cost of delivering skills.”

“Is the problem in sourcing local, skilled labour in construction simply a matter of pay, or would you say there are more complex reasons?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I thank the hon. Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner) for securing this debate and for giving us such an educational introduction. It is notable that all Members have spoken not just with passion but with rare unanimity on this topic. Forests are not merely …”

“I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Our thoughts are with all those affected by these power outages, which are a stark reminder of how key our energy security is to our national security. That is why it is vital that the Government learn from this latest incident by acting now to boost our home-gro…”

“Through my work on the Select Committee, I have heard repeated concerns from industry leaders that existing workers in their 50s and 60s see no point in retraining because they believe they will see out their careers supporting old technologies. That has a knock-on impact on young entrants to the workforce, who have tr…”

“Following the publication of the Severn estuary commission report on tidal power, will the Government produce a national policy statement to support tidal range energy, and will they publish a review of the available opportunities?”

“I want to focus on the distribution of revenues through the pyramid. Thornbury and Yate is a largely rural constituency with no league clubs, but it does have a number of clubs with passionate supporters in steps four to seven—otherwise known as levels eight to 11 of the men’s football pyramid—as well as teams in level…”

“Businesses across my constituency, the wider west of England and south Wales were given a rather glum Easter present in the news that heavy goods vehicles will be banned from the M48 Severn bridge from the end of May. That will lead to expensive and environmentally damaging diversions, and one local haulier called it a…”

“My own local council is attempting to address the issue of fleecehold through its new local plan, which I commend. Would my hon. Friend urge the Government to bring forward the legislation quickly in order to strengthen the council’s position?”