Enterprise Bill [HL]

Can we clarify what we are planning to speak about, so that I can answer in due order? I would be...

My only excuse is that, as I explained, I am a bit underbriefed, having been thrown into the spot...

I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, for explaining her amendment so clearly and...

Obviously, I welcome that step in the right direction. When we looked at this issue, we had a fig...

I think the answer is that we do not have the information with us. Perhaps we could take that awa...

I thank the Minister for her response, and all those who have participated in this debate.

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Moved by

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

49F: Clause 18, page 34, line 3, at end insert—<...

My Lords, this amendment is concerned with care leavers and those with special educational needs ...

Yes, you do.

I am sure my noble friend will talk about dyslexia. Ofsted said:

“Only one of the providers...

My Lords, when I look at the apprenticeship system and the newly created apprenticeships, it is q...

My Lords, I concur with all that the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, and the noble Lord, Lord Addingt...

I cited the example of Birmingham City Council. Both Crossrail and the Olympic park set themselve...

My Lords, this amendment would require that, when setting public sector apprenticeship targets, t...

When the Minister does provide that letter, might it include some guidance about compliance with ...

I will certainly undertake to look at that point and discuss it further with the noble Lord, if I...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her response and I look forward to the letter that sh...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

49G: Clause 18, page 34, line 11, at end insert—...

My Lords, I have already spoken to the amendment but, to sum up, the point of the question is tha...

My Lords, I have an amendment, Amendment 50AA, in this group. It is a probing amendment but it ra...

It would be helpful to me and perhaps to the Committee if the Minister would indicate whether she...

I support the intention of the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson. I will not ...

To be fair, I was praising wholeheartedly the intervention by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson. I do ...

Perish the thought: my humble apologies to my noble friend. I welcome this, perhaps because I had...

My Lords, we on these Benches broadly agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, said. There i...

My Lords, I apologise to the Committee that I could not be here at the start of the sitting. I sh...

My Lords, in listening to the debate so far, I think that one thing that unites all of us in the ...

I place on record my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Snape, for his very welcome but quite unexpec...

I hope that we are not going to do any such thing at 7.30 pm. I understand that we are dealing wi...

How is this section of the Bill related to late payments, especially for small and medium-sized f...

My Lords, I welcome all noble Lords’ comments. It was good to have the contributions of the noble...

I bring to the attention of the Minister and, indeed, the Committee that of those affected by the...

I am extremely grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Morris, for intervening. I can certainly say that...

Will the Minister disabuse either me or the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, on our progress today and s...

Is the noble Lord asking about the target for today’s discussion?

I am.

I think we are trying to get to Amendment 52Q, not to pass it—so he can go to the pub.

We can go to the pub after Amendment 52Q, as the noble Baroness said, but I am grateful for that ...

I would be delighted to discuss the issue of a pub code with the noble Lord at any time. All I wo...

I do not know whether the noble Baroness has a copy of the letter that the noble Earl, Lord Court...

My Lords, I stand by what my noble friend Lord Courtown put in his letter. I will not delay the C...

I thank noble Lords for contributing to this debate. It has certainly raised a number of issues, ...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

49J: Clause 18, page 34, line 20, at end insert—...

My Lords, our Amendment 49J and Amendment 52 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Stoneham, and t...

Amendment 52 is in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Stoneham. As the noble Lord, Lord Ste...

My Lords, I am grateful for these amendments and for the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, saying that ...

I hesitate to interrupt, but I want to make sure that I have got my point across correctly. In re...

We always like to do post-implementation reviews. We like good evidence and good figures. The poi...

I thank the Minister for her comprehensive response. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

50B: Clause 18, page 35, line 42, at end insert—...

My Lords, Amendment 50B relates to an issue on which we touched earlier; namely, the question of ...

My Lords, I support the amendment. To pick up the last point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Sha...

Small businesses are of course the cornerstone of our economy, and high-quality training opportun...

I think there is a problem that is missed by the current arrangements; that is, within any locali...

Moved by

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

51: Clause 19, page 36, line 10, at end insert—<...

We have already talked about the Ofsted report and the rather negative picture it paints of probl...

I support the noble Baroness’s amendment. She is right about the need to increase the number of h...

My Lords, this amendment seeks to require that a person, when offering a statutory apprenticeship...

I thank the Minister for her reply. I think that we are very much in agreement here that this is ...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

51ZA: Clause 19, page 37, leave out lines 1 to 8...

My Lords, we have heard a lot today about the new world of apprenticeships and the many good thin...

I have to inform the Committee that if this amendment is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment 51A b...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, has already made the case for Amendment 51A. When I rea...

My Lords, this is an important area; enforcement is always important. The amendments relate to th...

I thank the Minister for her very comprehensive response. Given that the Government are consultin...

The noble Lord summarises it very well. We will send an update ahead of Report. I think that nobl...

After that gracious acceptance of my proposal, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

52ZA: After Clause 19, insert the following new ...

We now leave apprenticeships for the time being and turn to a familiar topic from previous engage...

My Lords, I am very concerned about the pre-pack administration idea. I understand that it has a ...

I rise to talk about this clause, which comes at a strange place in the Bill. We did actually dis...

My Lords, I welcome the spirit of these amendments, which intend to improve the functioning of in...

I cannot really call these probing amendments, because they were not really probing anything—they...

Moved by

The Earl of Kinnoull

52A: Clause 20, page 37, line 40, after “insurance” ins...

In moving the amendment, I shall speak also to Amendment 52C. I declare my interests as in the re...

My Lords, I support the amendments of the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull. I do not have any direct int...

My Lords, I have not spoken before on this Bill and, indeed, I would not have spoken had I not se...

My Lords, like the noble Baroness, Lady Noakes, we were rather sorry to see these amendments tabl...

My Lords, I thank the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, for his amendments and for taking the trouble to...

I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in the debate and I thank the Minister in particular....

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

52F: Clause 22, page 39, leave out lines 20 to 2...

My Lords, I have been beguiling the Committee with the fact that I have had to act for several ot...

The noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, has masterfully summarised the amendments. I put my name to Amend...

I thank my noble friends for proposing these amendments with such swiftness and efficiency, and I...

I am very grateful to the Minister who I think sent a message of cheer to the association that lo...

My Lords, in declaring my interests as set out in the register, I welcome the opportunity to disc...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for raising the issue of data sharing between HMRC and...