Careers Service (Young People) Debate

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Department: Department for Education

Careers Service (Young People)

Nick Boles Excerpts
Tuesday 13th September 2011

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andy Burnham Portrait Andy Burnham
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I will come to that in a moment.

The Secretary of State could guarantee it simply by inserting the words “face-to-face”. Indeed, my hon. Friend the Member for Hartlepool (Mr Wright), the shadow young people’s Minister, introduced such an amendment to the Bill on Report. I find it extraordinary that Government Members can troop through the Lobby to vote against face-to-face advice for young people. [Hon. Members: “And the cost?”] As I said a moment ago, the cost was put forward by the Conservative party. It costed its own all-age—[Interruption.] I am trying to answer the question. The Conservative party promised and costed a fully funded, all-age careers service which maintained those currently employed in the Connexions service. It promised £200 million.

Nick Boles Portrait Nick Boles (Grantham and Stamford) (Con)
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Where has the money gone?

Andy Burnham Portrait Andy Burnham
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Exactly, what have the Government done with that money? Where have they spent it? Those are questions for the hon. Gentleman to answer, not me.