Unemployment: Young People
Commons · Question 3831 · Tabled 21 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle rising youth unemployment in Grantham and Bourne constituency.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 8 Jun 2026
This Government will not leave an entire generation of young people behind. For many years our young people have not had the opportunity and support they deserve. Under the last government, between 2021 and 2024, the number of young people not in educatio...