MPs debate apprenticeships and small businesses
10 June 2011 (updated on 10 June 2011)
Richard Graham, Conservative MP for Gloucester, moved a Backbench Business debate in Westminster Hall on Thursday 9 June on the subject of apprenticeships and small businesses.
Watch and read the views expressed by MPs during the debate on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on training and small businesses in the Topics section on the Parliament website.
- Parliament TV: Apprenticeships and Small Businesses
- Commons Hansard: Apprenticeships and Small Businesses
- Topics: Training
- Topics: Small businesses
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