SKILLS FOR CARE AND DEVELOPMENT AMBASSADORS

Early day motion 741, tabled 18 November 2013 by Barry Sheerman (Labour). Signed by 24 members.

That this House endorses the Skills for Care and Development Ambassadors initiative for expanding careers in social care and children's services in the UK; recognises that over 70 per cent of the UK's population will use social care and children's services at some time in their lives, that the care sector makes a huge contribution of over £40 billion to the economy each year, and employs 1.87 million people; and regards the Skills for Care and Development Ambassadors, who visit schools, colleges and jobcentres to attract people to pursue a career in care, as an effective means of filling the 90,000 vacancies a year in the sector.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Liberal Democrat 4, DUP 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1.