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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 14 May 2014.

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Photo of David Cameron David Cameron The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party 11:30, 14 May 2014

My hon. Friend is right. In Stevenage, unemployment has fallen by 24% over the past year, which shows that our long-term economic plan is working. Every single one of those people is not just a statistic, but someone who has the dignity, security and peace of mind of a pay packet to help them and their family. Increasing the number of apprenticeships is a vital part of our long-term economic plan. We have seen 1.7 million new apprentices under this Government and are aiming for 2 million. We need to do more to encourage small and medium-sized firms to take on apprentices, but the work is going well.