COMMENT: We must tackle apprenticeship stereotypes in retail

I am delighted that the theme for National Apprenticeship Week this year is “Look Beyond”.
Indeed, in the words of my current parliamentary apprentice Dan Swords, “we must stop the apprenticeships snobbery”. Moreover, we must encourage people to look beyond the outdated idea that retail is a first job rather than a career.
In my first speech in the House of Commons I argued that we needed to change the way we view apprenticeships so that they are held in the same regard a