§ 26. Mrs. LiddellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the prospects for youth employment in Scotland. [13651]
§ Mr. KynochThe Governments economic policies are designed to create a climate in which employers can both maintain existing jobs and create new ones. The skillseekers programme in Scotland, backed up by our youth training guarantee, gives young people the opportunity to receive high quality training, often while in employment, in the occupational area of their choice, with the prospect of a qualification and thus improved employment prospects.