We have had a long debate on apprenticeships and I do not want perpetuate it longer than the Committee will tolerate, so I will abbreviate my remarks. I only want to pick up on one thing that the Minister said—although I could no doubt debate the issue with him all day and all night—about group training associations. He is right to say that the Government emphasised them in the review. I called for that in my party’s mid-term policy review; they are a useful way of involving small and medium-sized enterprises, which we did not talk about earlier in this regard, but which are vital to the success of the policy. Many of the young people that the Bill deals with will find their training opportunities and their employment opportunities in SMEs. I never waste an opportunity to elevate their calls in our considerations. Group training associations provide a very effective way of allowing such businesses into this network.

We have had a long debate and, in the spirit of the Minister’s response, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.