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Wayne David Excerpts

Monday 11th March 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hoban]

I am delighted to welcome the news of what is happening in Stockton South. That is in contrast to what has happened in Jarrow, but it demonstrates the resilience of the economy in the north-east. The fact that 40,000 extra private sector jobs have been created in the north-east over the past couple of years demonstrates that while there are difficult challenges, the economy is rebalancing, and that should be to the benefit of everyone there.

[Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)]

Will the Minister kindly tell the House how many young people are unemployed?

[Mr Hoban]

According to the ILO measure, 974,000 young people are unemployed, about 300,000 of whom are full-time students. Over the past few months there has been an increase of 66,000 in the number of young people in work.