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Written Question
Unemployment: Young People
Monday 26th January 2015

Asked by: Paul Uppal (Conservative - Wolverhampton South West)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in youth unemployment.

Answered by Esther McVey

Youth unemployment has fallen 175,000 since 2010, and the youth claimant count is the lowest since the 1970s.

In Wolverhampton South West, the youth claimant count has nearly halved since 2010 – falling by over 400.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Jan 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"As my right hon. Friend will know, a crucial aspect of tackling youth unemployment is ensuring that people have the right skill set. Will she commend the work of City of Wolverhampton college, which is in my constituency and which—following a very difficult starting point—has turned around the lives of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Sep 2014
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"12. What support his Department is providing for young people seeking employment...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Sep 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Since 2010, more than 2,660 people have started an apprenticeship in my constituency. Will the Minister elaborate on further Government initiatives to make sure that young people in particular receive invaluable work experience?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2014
DWP: Performance

"I am glad that the hon. Lady has mentioned the issue of waste. Does she feel comfortable that under the last Labour Government housing benefit bills were occasionally more than £100,000—a figure that many people in the private sector could never afford?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2014
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"I did not prepare a speech as I wanted to come into the Chamber and listen to contributions by Members on both sides of the House.

This has been an interesting debate and some of the points made, especially given the drafting of the motion, will make interesting reading. We …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jun 2014
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"I am not going to give way, and I hope the hon. Gentleman will respect that, because we are pushed for time and other Members want to get in.

For a few years, I was at a state school in south-west Birmingham, where, candidly, some of my teachers thought I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 May 2013
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"2. What recent assessment he has made of the new enterprise allowance...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 May 2013
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"Does my hon. Friend agree with me— I speak as somebody who ran their own business for 20 years before coming to this place—that the role of volunteer business mentors is crucial in that step between the classroom and self-employment?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Mar 2013
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"T6. As the Minister may be aware, the number of private sector jobs in the west midlands decreased under the last Labour Government. Will he welcome the news, as I do, that Jaguar Land Rover is increasing investment in the engine plant in Wolverhampton by £150 million, creating an additional …..."
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