businesses in my area that are taking on apprentices, kirklees college under the leadership of peter mccannhich 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 johnson. >> is it not the case that a couple who have separated could still live in the same home without bedroom tax rules applying? given that glaring loophole discouraging marriage, should not the prime minister's next u- turn be axing this cruel and shambolic tax altogether? >> f