Simon Hoare

Simon Hoare

Conservative — North Dorset

Speaking in the House of Commons on 17 March 2026

Debate

Youth Unemployment

Contribution

It frankly beggars belief that the Secretary of State does not understand the impact that the Government’s policies on business, tax and regulation have had on the confidence of businesses up and down the country to invest and employ. There is a direct causal link, and nobody will understand why the Secretary of State does not make that link and persuade the Treasury to do something about it. However, my direct question to him is this: why does he think that unemployment is always higher at the end of a Labour Government?

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