Proceeding contribution from David Evennett (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 13 September 2011. It occurred during Opposition day on Opportunities for the Next Generation.

Opportunities for the Next Generation

I will if I get an opportunity to speak later, Mr Speaker. I always listen to the right hon. Gentleman with great interest, but he is rewriting the history of the Labour Government of which he was a member. The present Government have increased the number of apprenticeships dramatically. I would like to refresh his memory: in May 1997 there were 664,000 unemployed 16 to 24-year-olds, but that had increased to 924,000 by May 2010. Is that not an indictment of the failure of the Labour Government of which he was a member to manage affairs and to help young people and apprentices to get the jobs that they needed?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 532 c901
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Apprentices Women Housing Education maintenance allowance Higher education Public expenditure Young people VAT Unemployment Future Jobs Fund
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Opportunities for the Next Generation

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