. >> jason mccartney. >> it is national apprenticeship week.re than 1,500 businesses in kirklees are now offering apprenticeships, and we are becoming an official apprenticeship hub. will the prime minister join me in praising all the businesses in my area that are taking on apprentices, kirklees college under the leadership of peter mccann, which is offering vocational training, and all the great, young people who are going to see a positive future for our great nation? >> i will certainly join my honorable friend in what he says about national apprenticeship week. it is an important moment for our country, because over the past two-and-a-half years, we have seen 1 million people start apprenticeships, and the run rate is at more than half a million a year. our is very important for country, and what i want to see is a new norm where we recognize that people who leave school should either be going to university or taking part in an apprenticeship. that is the agenda and the ambition that we should set for young people and our country. >> diana