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In my hon. Friend’s constituency of Grantham and Stamford, there is already great provision in colleges.

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right.

The hon. Lady makes an important point, and that is why we set up the skills and productivity board to look at some of the challenges.

I will complement that with a shorter answer. The answer is very much so. Colleges will play a really important role in retraining.

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments.

As the hon. Lady is aware, we had a one-year funding round this year.

We want to ensure that local communities benefit from the type of major infrastructure investments that we are making right across the co

The hon. Lady makes an important point, and that is why we set up the skills and productivity board to look at some of the challenges.

I will complement that with a shorter answer. The answer is very much so. Colleges will play a really important role in retraining.

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments.