Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Alex Cunningham (Labour). It was answered on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.
Youth Unemployment
- Question
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The chief economist of Ulster Bank has said that under-25s are failing to participate in Northern Ireland’s labour market recovery. Does the Minister agree that we need to address young people’s prospects, and will he welcome the Heenan-Anderson commission, which will examine skills and education?
- Answer
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I certainly welcome any comments from any commission that are worth reading. I would add that the commission recently set up by the Labour party to look into problems in Northern Ireland, chaired by Deirdre Heenan, has started somewhat poorly. She said by tweet, within minutes of being appointed, that the
“key issue for Labour is a lack of distinct policies”.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 591 c847
- Session
- 2014-15
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Northern Ireland Young people Unemployment
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- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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