Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14009

Unemployment: Young People

Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 6 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

ConservativeFylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a joint taskforce with the retail industry to reduce youth unemployment.

Answer

Andrew Western
With over one million young people not in education, employment and training, this Government will not leave an entire generation of young people behind. The Government is investing an additional £2.5 billion over the next three years into the Youth Guara...

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