Getting young people earning or learning – Annette Brooke MP  

Today Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg will announce £11,120,602 to get young people in the South West who are not in employment, education or training (NEET), earning or learning again. As part of Nick Clegg's Youth Contract, the Coalition Government will, for the first time, target funding through tailored support on a payment-by-results system to 16 and 17-year-olds with no GCSEs at A* - C who are at the highest risk of long-term disengagement. Commenting, Annette Brooke, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole said: "Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government are doing the right thing and supporting young people in the South West who have had difficulty finding a job or training when they've left school. "Today's announcement will ensure they receive personal, targeted support from experts to help them develop the confidence...