Youth Unemployment
Debate between Judith Cummins and Chris Bloore(2 weeks, 5 days ago)
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Chris Bloore (Redditch) (Lab)
I am always happy to be last on an announcement such as this. The businesses and young people in my constituency strongly welcome what the Secretary of State has announced today. As I listened to those on the Opposition Front Bench, I was reminded of the statement by Senator Moynihan of New York:
“you are entitled to your own opinions, but you are not entitled to your own facts”.
Sadly, the Opposition have failed to mention that for over a decade, the UK has fallen behind other OECD countries when it comes to reducing the number of young people not in education, employment or training. That is because of structural failings in both education and public health, which the previous Government did nothing to solve. How can young people and businesses in my constituency of Redditch take part in this scheme, which will finally start addressing the tragedy of NEETs in our constituencies?
International Men’s Day
Debate between Judith Cummins and Chris Bloore(4 months, 2 weeks ago)
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