Youth Unemployment Debate
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno
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(12 years ago)
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Lord Freud
My Lords, let me just correct those figures. The number of people who are not students and who are unemployed is around 719,000. That figure is much too high but it is not near 1 million. We are doing an enormous amount to help young people into the jobs market, and we are doing it on a structural basis rather than making little fixes here and there.
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
My Lords, which Minister in the Government has specific responsibility for co-ordinating their struggle against youth unemployment? That is my first question; I think that I am allowed a second.
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Lord Freud
My Lords, my colleague Chris Grayling is responsible for unemployment generally, and of course youth unemployment within that.