Ministers defended a £1bn plan to create 50,000 more foundation apprenticeships and pay small employers £2,000 for hiring young apprentices, but were challenged over falling local starts, calls for 100,000 new places, and provider rules that some firms say block them from offering more training.

Graduate Jobs appears here as a parliamentary thread from the Lords Chamber on 6 Jan 2026, with 7 speakers contributing 14 speeches.

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