Youth Employment Bill

In progress

Currently at: 2nd reading in the Commons.

Originated in CommonsUpdated 1 May 2012

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Long title

A Bill to establish a programme to provide training and employment opportunities for unemployed young people between the ages of 16 and 25; to establish a comprehensive careers guidance service for young people seeking to enter the job market; to enable Apprenticeship Training Agencies to assist small businesses in employing apprentices; to provide small businesses with a National Insurance contributions holiday; to make provision for grants towards the wage costs of apprentices employed by small businesses; to make provision for a mechanism through which banks and other providers of financial services are required to allocate part of their bonus payment budget to support these measures; and for connected purposes

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading· Commons

    13 July 2011 – 13 July 2011

  2. 2nd reading· Commons

Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 885.