Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 122889

Unemployment: Young People

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 9 April 2026

Question

Connor Naismith

LabourCrewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the level of youth inactivity; and what steps he is taking to increase participation in education, employment and training among young people.

Answer

Andrew Western
This Government will not leave an entire generation of young people behind. For many years our young people have not had the opportunity and support they deserve. Under the last government, between 2021 and 2024, the number of young people not in educatio...

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