Oral QuestionDepartment for Education

What steps she is taking to help reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training.

Tabled: 8 September 2026Answered: 14 September 2026

Asked by

John Grady

LabourGlasgow East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Education

Answer from Hansard

The Deputy Prime Minister

I know where the right hon. Gentleman is trying to go with this. While it is tempting— [Interruption.] What I will say to the right hon. Gentleman is that in the last four months our Chancellor has shown more competence than the last four Chancellors that were appointed by his Government.