Youth Unemployment Debate

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Lord Kennedy of Southwark

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Introduction: The Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich

Youth Unemployment

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Construction Industry: Timber
Thursday 5th February 2026

(1 day, 9 hours ago)

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Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)
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My Lords, we have plenty of time. It is the Lib Dem Benches next, then the Cross Benches.

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My Lords, I thank the Minister for that information, but can she say what assessment has been made of the impact of poor mental health on young people’s ability to gain work? What is the connection between the Department for Work and Pensions and the NHS in dealing with this problem?

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