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HANSARDYouth Jobs GrantOver a million young people are now not in education, employment or training. This Government are acting and determined not to leave an entire generation of young people behind.…30 Jun 2026HANSARDUnemployed Young PeopleMore than 1 million young people are currently not in education, employment or training. Youth employment in the UK has not reached its pre-financial crash level in any year…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsMy hon. Friend is right, and I thank Cardiff football club for being a partner. We are supporting nearly 1 million young people and creating up to half a million opportunities for…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsMy hon. Friend is a great champion of Harlow and the people of Harlow, and I believe he will make maximum use of the youth hub to advance opportunities for young people in his…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsMy hon. Friend raises an important point. As I said, we recognise that transport can be a real barrier for young people in rural areas, so we have designed youth hubs to be…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince our last DWP questions, both Alan Milburn and the Pensions Commission have published their respective interim reports on young people and on the current state of saving for…29 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI enjoy our exchanges, and I welcome the opportunity that the shadow Secretary of State has given me to point out that in the past year I have said time and again that we have to…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUnemployed Young PeopleThe hon. Member raises an important issue. Whenever I discuss youth unemployment and opportunity with MPs, they often identify transport links as a barrier. We are capping single…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUnemployed Young PeopleI thank my hon. Friend not only for her question but for the wonderful work she has done and the advice she has given me on closing the disability employment gap and championing…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUnemployed Young PeopleWe have the second-fastest growing economy in the G7, we have 400,000 more people in work than we did last year and the number of young people in employment is up by 74,000 since…29 Jun 2026HANSARDUnemployed Young PeopleI appreciate that the DWP plays a role as a local employer, but it is important that we deliver our service as efficiently as possible on behalf of the taxpayer and that we get…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsWe are making strong progress on expanding youth hubs, with around 130 already in operation across Great Britain. In March, I announced the locations that we want to open in this…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsThe Dartford youth hub is scheduled to open in the next financial year, and it will bring together a range of support. Youth hubs include mental health support, housing support,…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsAs Alan Milburn pointed out in his recent report, the UK’s NEET crisis is much more long-term and deep-seated than any decisions taken in the last few years. There are 400,000…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsCongratulations to Fatima Whitbread—a great British and Olympic hero. The right hon. Member is right about the importance of opportunity for care leavers from wraparound care—we…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsI am happy to congratulate Young Somerset on supported internships. I am sure the hon. Member will get a meeting with somebody in the ministerial team. As for his call for more…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth HubsI believe that these youth hubs are applicable to every part of the United Kingdom. Well done to the organisation in Glengormley that the hon. Member mentioned. Of course, the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth GuaranteeAs I said, earlier this spring we announced the expansion of youth hubs to all planned areas and the launch of phase one of the jobs guarantee for the long-term unemployed, first…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth GuaranteeI thank my hon. Friend for his commitment to expanding opportunity for young people in his constituency and to reducing the NEET youth rate. As he knows, I was pleased to open the…29 Jun 2026HANSARDYouth GuaranteeI thank the right hon. Gentleman and send him commiserations for whatever has left him reliant on his crutches today. I am happy to congratulate the businesses he mentioned in his…29 Jun 2026