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NEET: Young People

Monday 1 September 2025 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • One in eight young people are not in education, employment or training.
  • The west of England youth guarantee trailblazer is engaging over 135 employers.
  • The trailblazer helps enrol young people on employability courses and gives them skills support.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Damien Egan Lab Bristol North East
Education Employment
Context

One in eight young people are not in education, employment or training. The west of England youth guarantee trailblazer covers the Bristol North East constituency and aims to remove barriers to work.

Question

What steps is she taking to support young people into employment, education or training in Bristol North East constituency?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)

One in eight young people are not in education, employment or training. The west of England youth guarantee trailblazer, including free bus travel for participants and connecting young people with skills support, is engaging over 135 employers. The trailblazer is helping to enrol young people on employability courses and providing work placements, giving them the skills and experience they need. Additional funding of up to another £5 million has been announced for the west of England youth guarantee trailblazer.

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Q2 Damien Egan Lab Bristol North East
Education Employment
Context

The west of England youth guarantee trailblazer is aimed at supporting young people into employment, education or training. The questioner seeks to understand the practical impact so far and future funding commitments.

Question

That is fantastic to hear. Will the Secretary of State set out the practical impact of the west of England youth guarantee trailblazer so far? Assuming that it is positive, will she confirm plans to back it up with more investment, in order to support our young people in the Bristol area?

Answer from The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)

I am really proud of the work being led in the west of England—including by our fantastic Mayor, Helen Godwin—to help more young people. The trailblazer is engaging much more deeply with employers—it has engaged over 135 of them. It is helping to enrol young people on employability courses and giving them more work placements, giving them the skills and experience they need. As my hon. Friend knows, young people say that they need a job to gain experience, but in order to get the job, they need that experience. We are trying to turn that around. We have announced additional funding of up to another £5 million for that west of England youth guarantee trailblazer.

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