"My Lords, I will focus on two points: the NEETs crisis and the essential role of businesses and entrepreneurs in addressing the crisis. The NEETs crisis—the almost 1 million young people not in education, employment or training—was conspicuous by its absence from the Budget, despite the Prime Minister’s welcome acknowledgement …..." Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell - View Speech
"My Lords, over the course of this three-hour debate, the national debt will have grown by £45 million. That might not seem like a lot of money compared with some of the figures we discuss in this Chamber, but that is 65p of additional debt for everyone in the nation. …..." Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell - View Speech
"My Lords, I read the committee’s excellent report over the Summer Recess, when I spent time in Washington DC and visited the recently opened Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream. It defines the core pillars of that dream—in other words, the core pillars of social mobility—as education, health, financial …..." Lord Elliott of Mickle Fell - View Speech