§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions what recent discussions he has had with colleagues at DfES to encourage a higher academic status for rail engineering and rail engineers. [39439]
§ Mr. Spellar[holding answer 1 March 2002]The Minister for adult skills and I jointly hosted a transport skills seminar on 14 February as part of the continuing commitment of Government to promote better training and skills development to support delivery of the 10-Year Transport Plan.