Miscellaneous and general
66Vocational qualifications
1
The Secretary of State must prepare a report on vocational qualifications obtained in each financial year in connection with HS2 construction.
2
Each such report must contain an account of vocational qualifications gained by individuals employed in constructing the network referred to in section 1(1), in preparing for such construction, and in connected and ancillary activities, broken down by type of qualification and activity.
3
Each such report must contain an overall assessment of the costs of vocational training for relevant qualifications and by whom such costs were incurred.
4
In this section, “"financial year”” means—
a
the period beginning with the day on which this Act is passed and ending with 31 March 2018;
b
each subsequent period of 12 months.
5
The Secretary of State must lay each report under this section before Parliament as soon as is reasonably practicable after the end of the financial year to which it relates.