Milburn Review: Interim Report Debate
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James Wild
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Andrew Western
I congratulate my hon. Friend on the work he does through jobs fairs and so on, and I suggest that we meet to discuss it further.
James Wild (North West Norfolk) (Con)
Youth unemployment in North West Norfolk has increased by 10% over the last year, and the Minister referred to paragraph 268 of the Milburn report on the jobs tax. It actually says that if policy aims to increase growth,
“it has to help minimise risks and maximise incentives. It needs to avoid creating a labour market in which costs of entry have risen”.
Will he listen to that and lift the costs on employers, so that they do not have to subsidise so many jobs?
Andrew Western
I refer the hon. Member to the rest of paragraph 268, because his selective quoting does not cover all that was in there. It also says:
“the UK’s NEET crisis is much more long-term and deep-seated than any decisions taken in the last few years.”
Milburn is very clear that action is needed, that there are a range of reasons for that and that he will bring forward a set of recommendations on which he expects the Government to act. We await those and stand ready to act.