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Reference:
2012/2564
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Question by:
John Biggs
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Meeting date:
19 September 2012
Your recent announcement, with Chris Grayling, of a pilot for young unemployed Londoners was widely reported. In the announcement you stated that 'All placements are expressly required to deliver clear benefits to the communities in which people taking part in the project live.' Yet you also stated that the primary purpose is to enhance the employability for the young people. What guarantee will you give that this is not simply a 'workfare' scheme, but secures experience of real value to young people?