Getting young people earning or learning – Birtwistle  

Today Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg will announce  £9,215,141 to get young people in Lancashire, Cumbria and Merseyside 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, Burnley MP Gordon Birtwistle said: “Liberal Democrats in the Coalition Government are doing the right thing and supporting young people in Lancashire 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 and skills that...