Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jack Brereton and David Evennett

Tuesday 2nd November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Con)]

7. What progress his Department has made on supporting young people into high-skilled jobs.

[Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con)]

9. What progress his Department has made on supporting young people into high-skilled jobs.

[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr Simon Clarke)]

Through our plan for jobs, nearly 95,000 young people so far have started a kickstart job; we have extended that scheme to March 2022. More than 100,000 apprentices, of whom 75% were under 25 years old, have been hired under our new incentive payments. More than 17,000 young people have started a traineeship, and we have provided funding for 24,000 traineeships a year at the spending review.