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Mr. Ted Garrett
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps have been taken to improve the employment prospects of young people in north Tyneside.
Mr. Jackson
Youth training enables young people to acquire the higher levels of skills and qualifications for which employers are looking. An offer of a suitable place on youth training is guaranteed to all young people under 18 who are not in full-time education or a job.The Tyneside training and enterprise council will have the resources and the flexibility to address the employment and training needs of young people in its area.