Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between David Mundell and Gordon Birtwistle

Wednesday 21st July 2010 Commons Chamber

[David Mundell]

The future jobs fund creates temporary, short-term posts, and the grants do not include any incentives to move people into permanent jobs. Our investment will move young people into sustainable employment, rather than creating temporary changes to unemployment.

[Gordon Birtwistle (Burnley) (LD)]

Will the Minister advise the House of the cost of each permanent job provided by the future jobs fund?

[David Mundell]

It is clear that the future jobs fund was not an effective use of resources. It was aimed at making temporary changes to unemployment figures, rather than moving people into sustainable, permanent jobs.