Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of economic inactivity due to ill health.”
Tabled: 30 January 2024Answered: 5 February 2024
Asked by
Andrew Western
Labour — Stretford and Urmston
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Education (Lucy Powell)
I thank Alan Milburn for his commitment to our young people. This is one of our country’s biggest challenges, and I agree with him that education is “the faltering foundation”. Our current system is leaving too many behind. Countries that combine high academic standards with quality technical education boast low NEET rates, which is why I am determined to make this country a technical education superpower.