Mark Pritchard

Mark Pritchard

Conservative — The Wrekin

Speaking in the House of Commons on 18 March 2025

Debate

Welfare Reform

Contribution

Youth unemployment stood at 642,000 as of the last quarter of 2024—a rise of 136,000 on 2023—with a youth unemployment rate of 14.8%. The Secretary of State talked about earning and learning. Does she agree that one way of attracting some people back into work would be to get more young people into His Majesty’s armed forces—the Air Force, the Navy and the Army—and will she discuss that with the Defence Secretary?

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