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Wednesday 18th November 2015

(9 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Redwood Portrait John Redwood
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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.]

Lucy Powell Portrait Lucy Powell
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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.