Geoff Lister, Chairman of the Cross-Industry Construction Apprenticeship Task Force attended an apprenticeships seminar hosted by Rt Hon. Ed Balls MP and Rt Hon. John Denham MP, Secretaries of State for Children Schools and Families and Universities Innovation and Sport respectively, and businessman, Sir Alan Sugar. The seminar, aimed at employers, was designed to mark National Apprenticeships Week and representatives from across British industry were present.