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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Wednesday Volume 506 24 February 2010 No. 44 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Wednesday 24 February 2010 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2010 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Parliamentary Click-Use Licence, available online through the Office of Public Sector Information website at www.opsi.gov.uk/click-use/ Enquiries to the Office of Public Sector Information, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; e-mail: [email protected] 281 24 FEBRUARY 2010 282 Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab): House of Commons Youth unemployment is a massive problem in Ayrshire, with North Ayrshire having some of the worst levels of Wednesday 24 February 2010 social deprivation in Scotland. Does my right hon. Friend welcome the Ayrshire jobs summit, which is taking place tomorrow, and does he agree that economic The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock growth and job creation are key for the most successful future for Ayrshire? PRAYERS Mr. Murphy: It is very important that we take a team Ayrshire approach to trying to overcome youth unemployment, and not just youth unemployment. We [MR.SPEAKER in the Chair] are keen to ensure that those over 50, who have perhaps not experienced unemployment or been in a job centre for a considerable period—or perhaps never in their BUSINESS BEFORE QUESTIONS lives—do not become used to unemployment and do not spend that period in advance of their retirement MID STAFFORDSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST settling for a life on unemployment benefits. It is therefore Resolved, essential that we do more together across all the generations, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That in Ayrshire and across Scotland. she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of the Report, dated 24 February David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and 2010, of the independent Inquiry into care provided by Mid Tweeddale) (Con): In 2000 the then Secretary of State Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust January 2005 to March for Scotland boasted that 2009.—(Mr. Frank Roy.) “For the first time in generations, the end of youth unemployment is a real possibility”. After 10 years of Labour Government youth unemployment has not ended; it has actually shot up by 60 per cent. Oral Answers to Questions Last week the Secretary of State said that the onus was on bankers to deal with unemployment. Then he claimed that Scotland’s economy had been boosted by the recent SCOTLAND snowfall. Has it not occurred to him that youth unemployment in Scotland is high not because there are too many bankers or not enough snow, but because the The Secretary of State was asked— Government’s economic policies are not working? Youth Unemployment Mr. Murphy: It is a fact—I thought that the hon. Gentleman would share this view—that a minority of 1. Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con): What recent bankers in Scotland have a moral responsibility for discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on their actions and the way they behaved in destroying youth unemployment in Scotland. [317401] fantastic international banking institutions, the consequences being, in part, a global recession and rises The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Jim Murphy): in youth unemployment. However, because of the actions Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Youth unemployment in of this Labour Government, 50,000 jobs have been Scotland has increased in recent months, but since 1997 saved in Scotland. It is clear that the hon. Gentleman the number of 18 to 24-year-olds in Scotland claiming does not care about that, because he is so fixated on unemployment benefit is down by 40 per cent. That trying to get only one job, and that is my job, at the next issue was discussed at the recent jobs summit in Easterhouse. election. The people of Scotland know that. They see through it and they see the Conservative party in Scotland Mr. Robathan: After 13 years of Labour Government for what it is: less popular today than even in Mrs. Thatcher’s we discovered yesterday that one in six young people in time. England between the ages of 18 and 24 are not in employment, education or training. What is the figure David Mundell: I do not think that the Secretary of in Scotland? State should give lectures on people who are seen through. He will acknowledge that a stable and supportive family Mr. Murphy: The figures in Scotland have gone down environment plays a major part in equipping young 40 per cent. In Scotland the number of 18 to 24-year-olds people with the personal skills needed for employment. claiming unemployment benefit for six months or more Yet Cardinal O’Brien has warned that the Secretary of was 8,800 in January 2010, so hopefully that answers State’s Government are undertaking a the hon. Gentleman’s question. I would have thought “systematic and unrelenting attack on family values.” that it would be a matter of consensus across all the Last night the Secretary of State was due to say, “When political parties that we have to do more together to the Cardinal speaks, people listen.” The cardinal has challenge youth unemployment, because it dampens spoken. Is the Secretary of State listening? expectations among the most idealistic and energetic generation, and has the potential to ruin young lives. Mr. Murphy: It is right that we focus on how we get However, based on the hon. Gentleman’s question, it is through this recession together. We are determined to clear that he does not understand very much about ensure that we support families, through tax credits and unemployment among young people in Scotland. the national minimum wage, for example. It is sobering 283 Oral Answers24 FEBRUARY 2010 Oral Answers 284 to reflect on the fact that during the 1980s Tory recession, Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op): it took 19 years for the jobs situation to return to Is the Minister aware that there is a tremendous amount pre-recession levels. Nineteen years—nearly two decades—is of intellectual property involved in building aircraft how long it took Scotland to recover from that recession. carriers on Clydeside? Is she also aware that, at this very The fact is that the Conservative party has not learned moment, convenors from trade unions from across the the lessons of the 1980s, because it remains committed United Kingdom are meeting representatives of the to cutting tax credits from many families throughout Liberal party to try to get them off the fence on Scotland. It is no wonder that Scotland sees the Tories the question of whether they are prepared to support as a real danger to its well-being. the aircraft carriers? Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab): I Ann McKechin rose— wonder whether my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State could comment on the success of the future jobs Mr. Speaker: Order. May I just say to the hon. Lady fund. He will be aware that his ministerial colleague the on the Treasury Bench that I know that her answer will Under-Secretary of State visited my constituency recently contain a closely argued reference to the importance of and saw some of the fruits of the scheme. Is it working statutory protection? in this area? Ann McKechin: Thank you for your guidance on that Mr. Murphy: My hon. Friend has campaigned vigorously point, Mr. Speaker. in his constituency on the future jobs fund, which is My hon. Friend has been a doughty fighter for the testimony to the way he carries out his politics. He is a aircraft carriers in Glasgow, and he is well aware that fantastic constituency Member of Parliament. We the project is important not just for Glasgow but for announced 1,300 more jobs in the future jobs fund last Scotland and the whole of the UK, and that many week, and there are now 9,000 opportunities in the fund people will benefit from it. We should cherish and in Scotland. That is the Labour Government subsidising support the talents and skills of the engineers and the opportunity for young people and others to have the workers in our shipyards at all times. chance of a job during this recession. The Conservatives are committed to abolishing the future jobs fund, which Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP): Does the Minister is 9,000 more reasons in Scotland not to vote for them. agree that it would be naive, misguided and wrong for anyone to claim false ownership, whether in business or Intellectual Property (Statutory Protection) in matters of faith? Ann McKechin: When it comes to intellectual property, 2. Mr. Andrew Pelling (Croydon, Central) (Ind): we have a good example of the Scottish and UK What recent discussions he has had with ministerial Governments working together, and we fully support colleagues on statutory protection of intellectual the measures that have been taken on the Commonwealth property arising in Scotland. [317402] games order. That has been one of the successes of the devolution settlement, but the hon. Gentleman The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland unfortunately fails to appreciate that because he has (Ann McKechin): I have regular discussions with ministerial only one aim for Scotland, which is to take it out of the colleagues on a range of matters concerning Scotland. United Kingdom and damage it. My Department recently made two orders under the Scotland Act 1998 relating to intellectual property for Calman Commission the Commonwealth games and the register of tartans. 3. Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab): What recent Mr.
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