Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What recent progress his Department has made on negotiations with the EU on a youth experience scheme.”
Tabled: 27 November 2025Answered: 4 December 2025
Asked by
Ben Coleman
Labour — Chelsea and Fulham
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Chris Ward)
Me again—it is not going to be all me, don’t worry! I am delighted to say that we have held several rounds of negotiations with the EU about a youth experience scheme, which will be balanced, capped, time-limited and subject to a visa requirement, and will deliver huge benefits to young people. I have to say, one tragedy of the deal negotiated by the previous Government is that it reduced and narrowed opportunities for young people. This Government will change that.