Lib-Dem MPs' On The Skills Gap

Just under half of Liberal Democrats believe limited skills in the UK workforce are constraining employers from producing more complex products or better services, according to new research from the MORI Reputation Centre. The same proportion disagrees.

The survey of British MPs, commissioned by Skills for Business, shows how both Conservative and Labour members are more likely to see the constraints that limited skills place on the UK's innovation.

Liberal Democrat MPs criticise the education system: more than eight in 10 believe the current education system is failing to supply people with the right skills when they first enter employment.

Technical details

This presents the topline findings of the Summer 2005 Study of Britain's Members of Parliament, part of MORI's programme of regular multi-sponsored studies among key audiences. Fieldwork dates: 7 June - 1 August 2005. Sample: 98 MPs representative of the House by party and bench (53 Labour, 29 Conservative and 13 Liberal Democrat MPs).