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Proceeding contribution from Liam Byrne (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 February 2011. It occurred during Opposition day on Youth Unemployment.


Youth Unemployment

The hon. Gentleman exposes the dilemma that now perplexes the Government's entire back-to-work programme. Figures issued this morning reveal that private sector employment is dead flat, yet public sector employment is falling fast. What has become clear from those figures is that because the Government have put the recovery in the slow lane, the private sector is not creating jobs fast enough to absorb the scale of redundancies that are being announced.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
523 c979 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Apprentices Employment schemes Economic situation Social security benefits Training Young people Unemployment Future Jobs Fund Work programme
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk