Enterprise Bill [HL]

My Lords, our Amendment 49J and Amendment 52 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Stoneham, and the noble Baroness, Lady Sharp, are really two sides of the same coin. The worry we share, I think, is that the apprenticeship levy system, which we have already discussed and which is raising some concerns among those who will be involved in it, may have an impact on existing training and expenditure. Obviously, if the result of bringing in the levy is to reduce the overall quantum of money that is going into training, that would almost certainly be a bad thing. We want to grow the training budget, not reduce it. I look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say about that, as well as about the issues that are raised in Amendment 52. I beg to move.