Prime Minister's question asked in the House of Commons, by Jonathan Ashworth (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 28 November 2012 on behalf of the Prime Minister.
Engagements
- Question
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Q3
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[130301]
Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):
The Prime Minister must have studied his Government’s own report that shows that the future jobs fund had a net benefit to participants, employers and society. Given that report, and that youth unemployment is now higher in Leicester than it was at the general election, why did he tell me in questions a year ago that the future jobs fund provided only “phoney jobs”?
- Answer
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The hon. Gentleman needs first to explain why youth unemployment went up 40% under the Labour Government. The facts of the future jobs fund are these: the figures show that 2% of the placements in Birmingham under the future jobs fund were in the private sector, but the rest were in the public sector. The cost of the scheme was 20 times higher than the work experience placement, which is doing just as well.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 554 cc218-9
- Session
- 2012-13
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Future Jobs Fund
- Link
- View this Prime Minister's question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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