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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Wednesday Volume 554 5 December 2012 No. 81 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Wednesday 5 December 2012 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2012 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. 849 5 DECEMBER 2012 850 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP): House of Commons Youthunemployment is an escalating problem in Northern Ireland. Last week, I hosted an event with Invest Northern Wednesday 5 December 2012 Ireland to give young people the skills that they need to get into employment. Does the Minister agree that The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock young people who are unemployed and marginalised, particularly those in areas of deprivation, can fall prey to unacceptable activity? Will he join me in condemning PRAYERS the major and reprehensible decisions of two councils in Northern Ireland last week—Newry and Mourne, [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] and Belfast—that could worsen the situation and send us down into a cycle of unemployment and deprivation, Oral Answers to Questions rather than lift us out of it? Mike Penning: As you can imagine, Mr Speaker, I will not be drawn into comments on individual decisions NORTHERN IRELAND taken by local authorities in Northern Ireland. However, it is not all bad news. There are in excess of 11,000 youngsters in apprenticeships in Northern Ireland on The Secretary of State was asked— more than 100 apprenticeship schemes. That is good news for them and we should not denigrate the good Youth Unemployment work that they are doing. 1. Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab): What her Vernon Coaker (Gedling) (Lab): First, will the Minister policy is on tackling youth unemployment in Northern join me in condemning the violence in Belfast on Monday Ireland. [130904] evening, which was wrong, unacceptable and without justification? The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mike Penning): Specific measures to tackle youth unemployment Does the Minister agree that young people will be the in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Northern force behind further progress in Northern Ireland? What Ireland Executive. The Government’s efforts to reduce specific measures have he and the Northern Ireland the largest structural deficit in our peacetime history Office asked the Chancellor to include in the autumn and set the country back on the path of sustainable statement to tackle youth unemployment in Northern economic recovery will attract growth and help young Ireland? people throughout the United Kingdom. Mike Penning: The shadow Secretary of State is Ann McKechin: Given that almost one in five young trying to draw me into territory that is way above my people in Northern Ireland are currently unemployed, pay grade. Like the rest of the House and the country, I is it not time for the Minister to consider a national will wait to hear the autumn statement. insurance break for small employers, which are predominant I join the shadow Secretary of State and shadow in the private economy in Northern Ireland, to allow Minister in saying that what happened the other night them to take on young people and get them back to was fundamentally wrong. Police and security officers work? were assaulted and battered while just doing their job. People may not have liked what was said and done in Mike Penning: There will be a statement, believe it or the council chamber, but it was done in a democratic not, later in the day in which the Chancellor sets out our way. economic measures—the autumn statement. I know that the hon. Lady speaks in good faith and cares about Vernon Coaker: From what the Minister has said, it this problem, but it is not something that suddenly appears that the Northern Ireland Office has asked the happened when the coalition Government came into Chancellor to include absolutely nothing in the autumn power, or when the Northern Ireland Executive came statement to tackle youth unemployment in Northern into power; youth unemployment started to rise quite Ireland. The Minister and the Secretary of State have to quickly in 2004 when her Government were in power, realise that the Government have a duty to young and that was in a time of boom before it went bust people in Northern Ireland that must be met. More under the last Administration. than one in five young people in Northern Ireland are Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP): Will the out of work. Westminster has a responsibility to act. Minister say what discussions have taken place with There has been no action from the Government to date; Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive, apart from are we to get nothing in the autumn statement later the talks about corporation tax, about greater devolution today? When will the Minister and the Government get of economic levers to give the Northern Ireland Executive a grip, not only on the economy in the rest of the UK, greater authority in dealing with youth unemployment, but on youth unemployment in Northern Ireland? which currently stands at one in 20 of the population? Mike Penning: The hon. Gentleman, who is a friend Mike Penning: I meet Ministers in the Northern of mine, needs to get a grip on his comments and wait Ireland Executive regularly to talk about a range of for the autumn statement. He will then find out whether issues. They have not requested the devolution of specific we have done nothing or something. The autumn statement powers in this area, but if they do, we will listen to will clearly show what we have asked for and how much them. success we have had. Wait and see. 851 Oral Answers5 DECEMBER 2012 Oral Answers 852 Inward Investment by the record deficit that we inherited from Labour. However, the Chancellor is very much aware of the 2. Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con): What recent concerns about air passenger duty, and I have discussed discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland the matter with Treasury Ministers on several occasions. Executive on attracting inward investment. [130905] Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP): Coming back to the The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mrs Theresa wonderful city of Derry or Londonderry, one of the Villiers): Responsibility for inward investment is largely best examples of inward investment is the Invista, formerly a devolved matter, but the Government have assured DuPont, plant in my constituency. It won that investment Executive Ministers that we will work closely with them to be the only lycra-producing plant in Europe in worldwide and make every effort to help rebalance the Northern internal competition within the company. Its ability to Ireland economy and secure inward investment. win future such investment could be compromised by proposed changes in the EU’s REACH—registration, Fiona Bruce: The “Lonely Planet” guide has rated evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical Londonderry-Derry the fourth best city in the world to substances—legislation. Will the Secretary of State use visit in 2013—the only UK destination in its top 10. her position to influence her ministerial colleagues here Does my right hon. Friend agree that this could help to ensure that, at the Member State Committee meeting boost tourism and investment in Northern Ireland and next week, the UK resists those changes? support the Londonderry-Derry 2013 UK city of culture programme? Mrs Villiers: I am happy to work with ministerial colleagues to ensure that we get the right outcome on Mrs Villiers: I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for REACH. I understand the hon. Gentleman’s concerns. that question. Derry-Londonderry will have a great Although the underlying purpose of that directive—to year next year, with its UK city of culture designation ensure that chemicals are handled safely—is laudable, it enabling it to project on the world stage what a brilliant would be counter-productive if it destroyed jobs and city it is. It is also hosting the Fleadh. Such events enterprise and simply exported them outside the European demonstrate that Northern Ireland is forward-looking, Union. I will therefore press my colleagues to ensure and a great place in which to invest. I was in Derry- that we get a sensible outcome, which will not have the Londonderry last week and I was particularly interested damaging impact that the hon. Gentleman fears, on in the plans for Digital Derry and the boost that the REACH. chamber of commerce wants to give the local economy. Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind): This is an unusual Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP): One of request, but I shall make it anyway. As part of the the main tools used to attract business into the United inward investment power of the G8 summit in Fermanagh Kingdom is regional aid. On future regional aid guidelines, next June, will the Secretary of State kindly meet my will the Secretary of State support our efforts to have all constituent, Mr Peter Meanley, who is a very distinguished of Northern Ireland eligible for regional aid, just as we craftsman and wishes to make beautifully glazed Toby support the UK Government’s efforts to allow support jug replicas of all eight Heads of Government and to continue for larger companies? State? It is an usual request, but will the Secretary of State please my constituent and the North Down MP Mrs Villiers: I believe that it is important that Northern by granting it? Ireland continues to be able to offer regional aid, given the history of its economy. I have met Arlene Foster to Mrs Villiers: I would be happy to meet the hon.
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