Youth employment, education and training

Work and Pensions Committee Open Inquiry
Opened: 8 Jan 2026 Parliament page
Nearly one million young people aged 16–24 are not in employment, education or training (NEET). This is a worrying statistic given the harm that being NEET can do to young people’s prospects and wellbeing. To tackle this problem, the Government has recently transferred the skills remit to DWP and announced … Read more
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 5 events
20 May
2026
Oral evidence
20 May
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
18 Mar
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
11 Mar
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
20 May 2026
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Work and Pensions Committee
Alan Milburn · Young People and Work Report Dr Emily Erickson · Institute of Employment Research, University of Warwick Dr Emily Erikson · Institute of Employment Research, University of Warwick Dr Veerle Miranda · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Professor Dr Hubert Ertl · Germany’s Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
11 Mar 2026
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Work and Pensions Committee
Chris Russell · Federation of Small Businesses Dave McCallum · Skills Development Scotland David Gaughan · West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Jan Feeney · Norfolk County Council Kate Nicholls · UK Hospitality Kate Shoesmith · Recruitment and Employment Confederation Tim Balcon · Construction Industry Training Board
Correspondence 1 letter
18 Mar 2026 Correspondence from the Secretary of State, providing an update on the Youth Guarantee
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