Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Nia Griffith Excerpts
Wednesday 25th January 2012

(12 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Prime Minister was asked—
Nia Griffith Portrait Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab)
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Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 January.

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron)
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This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in the House I shall have further such meetings later today.

Nia Griffith Portrait Nia Griffith
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The Prime Minister frequently claims that he is not complacent about the tragedy of youth unemployment, so can he tell the House why his youth contract scheme still has not started?

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton Portrait The Prime Minister
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The youth contract scheme is going to make a big difference to young people because it will, over the coming years, have 160,000 places for people in private sector firms. That will be far better than the failed future jobs fund, which in some cases had more than 97% of its jobs placed in the public sector. It will be up and running this year and it will make a big difference to young people.