not to government is doing to urge israel not to proceed on blockade gaza, to comply not to proceed on blockade gaza, to comply with international law and protect comply with international law and protect innocent lives? comply with international law and protect innocent lives? pointing out that all sides protect innocent lives? pointing out that all sides must protect innocent lives? pointing out that all sides must abide protect innocent lives? pointing out that all sides must abide by - that all sides must abide by international humanitarian law, that ultimately there cannot be a military solution to pull it problems in the middle east, clearly the terrorist group her weight we hope not have a political row representing the palestinian people, but de escalation and peace must come first. i but de-escalation and peace must come first- but de-escalation and peace must come first. ., ,, ~ , ., come first. i thank the minister for answerin: come first. i thank the
engineering training we need in the uk, and the opposite has happened, engineering apprenticeships have actually halved. so, labour is not only setting out plans to reform the apprenticeship levy so that we can actually get more training in place, but also setting out plans to get more people back into work, because we would increase the uk workforce if the ambition that liz kendall has set out, that would be over1 million more people in the uk residents in the workforce. we are setting out those things but we are also saying, if you have got something like engineering or social care or health, or it or construction, those are the five key sectors, we are identifying now, will need major workforce plans in place. to get the recruitment here in the uk. not simply have this continual dependence on overseas recruitment. but continual dependence on overseas recruitment- recruitment. but if you will not tell us how recruitment. but if you will not tell us how much recruitment. but if y
doubled over a series of years, work migration even in the last 12 months alone has gone up by around 50%. we think that that is a problem, we think that that is a problem, we think that that is a problem, we think that net migration needs to come down, and that means you have to tackle the issues that have been driving that overseas recruitment by employers. so, we support the measures that the government has introduced in recent months, and some further restrictions on visas, but we are also saying, you have got to get to the heart of it, you have got to tackle those skills shortages and we are setting up a new system that would link the immigration system and skills and training plans, workforce plans, in the key sectors that are driving this. and sectors that are driving this. and if ou sectors that are driving this. and if you target. sectors that are driving this. and if you target. you sectors that are driving this. and if you target, you hope to bring the numbers down, by h