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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Peston (Labour). It was answered by Lord Freud (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 November 2011.


Unemployment: Young People

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the level of youth unemployment to begin to fall.
Answer

The most recent forecast from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility is for unemployment to level out and then fall from the second half of 2012. There is no separate forecast for youth unemployment, but this would be expected to follow a broadly similar trend.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
732 c679 
Session
2010-12
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Young people Unemployment
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk