Work and Pensions

Chris Clarkson Excerpts

Thursday 4th February 2021 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from oral questions on 25 January 2021.

[Chris Clarkson (Heywood and Middleton) (Con)]

What steps she plans to take to increase the participation of young people in the kickstart scheme as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

[Dr Coffey]

Kickstart has got off to a flying start and I am delighted to inform the House that to date 120,000 kickstart jobs have been approved and 2,000 young people have already started. Around 10,000 jobs are available to young people now and I am expecting a further 33,000 or so to be placed fairly soon while we work with employers to finalise the detail of the job offer. We recognise that young people have been greatly impacted by the pandemic, which is why kickstart is such a pivotal part of our plan for jobs to help them secure a stable footing on the career ladder.

[Official Report, 25 January 2021, Vol. 688, c. 8.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the right hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey).

An error has been identified in the response I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Heywood and Middleton (Chris Clarkson).

The correct response should have been: