House of Commons Thursday 6 September 2012 The House met at half-past Ten o'clock Prayers [Mr Speaker in the Chair ] Oral Answers to Questions Business, Innovation and Skills The Secretary of State was asked --  Apprenticeships 1. Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con): What assessment he has made of the level of satisfaction of participants and businesses with the apprenticeship system. [119391] 6. Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con): What assessment he has made of the level of satisfaction of participants and businesses with the apprenticeship system. [119396] 10. Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con): What assessment he has made of the level of satisfaction of participants and businesses with the apprenticeship system. [119400] The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable): The Department recently completed the biggest ever survey of apprentices and their employers, which revealed the best ever satisfaction rates. Overall, almost 90% of apprentices were satisfied with their training. Employer satisfaction is also high: 88% are satisfied with the relevance of their training, and 80% remain committed to offering places. Richard Graham: I welcome the evidence from the Holt review that we need to do more to make apprenticeships accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises. I know from my own apprentices' business and administration non-vocational qualifications that they are not all user-friendly to the smallest businesses, which are the driver of future jobs. Does the Secretary of State agree that employers in, for example, the Federation of Small Businesses should have more say in the content of