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I thank my right hon. Friend for his question.

The hon. Gentleman, the Opposition spokesman, knows that visa matters are for the Home Office.

Of course I agree that, on entry requirements, we should ensure that we are comparing like for like and being fair to our brilliant domestic

I would be delighted to come to Grimsby. I congratulate my hon. Friend on becoming the apprenticeship diversity champion.

I have enormous respect for the hon. Gentleman, and I listen carefully to what he says.

We have regular conversations with vice-chancellors and the Home Office on this issue.

The below table shows achievers (rounded to the nearest 100) in the 2021/22 academic year whose planned duration was 12 months.

The below table outlines the number of starts, and the proportion of starts, on apprenticeship standards for the 2022/23 academic year split

We are transforming skills through local skills improvement plans, which bring together businesses with further and higher education institu

There were 998 non-levy employer accounts that had more than ten apprentices in learning at any one time between April 2023 and December 202