Sam Gyimah
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Wednesday 18th November 2015
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(9 years ago)
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John Redwood
What did the hon. Lady learn from the very high levels of youth unemployment that we saw in 2009-10, when Labour left office, and why were people unable to secure apprenticeships then? [Interruption.]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Mr Sam Gyimah)
Answer the question.
Lucy Powell
Give me a chance!
The right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood) will remember that when Labour left office, we were in the middle of a very difficult global recession, but for the vast majority of our time in office, our record on youth attainment and educational achievement was excellent.