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Debate between Steve Barclay and Mark Eastwood
Tuesday 22nd June 2021

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mark Eastwood Portrait Mark Eastwood (Dewsbury) (Con)
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The youth investment fund remains an important manifesto commitment and will be valuable in supporting young people. Will my right hon. Friend inform me of its intended launch day and briefly outline the benefits it will bring to young people in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Kirkburton and Denby Dale once it is launched?

Steve Barclay Portrait The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Steve Barclay)
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My hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of the youth investment fund. It was a manifesto commitment and it is due to launch in the coming months. He will recall that at the spending review 2020 we allocated some funding to inform pilots, as we shape that launch.