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Business: Young People

Asked by Paula BarkerLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 13 November 2024UIN 12211

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise businesses to employ young people.

Answered by Gareth Thomas

The Government’s plan to Make Work Pay is a core part of the mission to grow the economy, raise living standards across the country and create opportunities for all, including young people.

In addition, the Department for Education has established Skills England to sit at the heart of a system that provides young people with the skills required to thrive in life.

Skills England has set out a package of financial support to businesses which provide apprenticeships for young people to help drive up participation among this group.

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