Working with education providers and business to make sure that there is a clear route into rewarding careers for young people in Mansfield, and that we are attracting new, well paid jobs.
Meeting colleagues and the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership about our bid for a Freeport around East Midlands Airport. It's a huge opportunity for a well-connected site that can create thousands of jobs on our doorstep, and the bid goes in this week to make our case to Government.
Some really positive news that three chain restaurants are set to move into Mansfield, boosting jobs and dining experiences. Taco Bell, Tim Hortons, and Domino’s Pizza have made a £12m proposal to move into the former bus station facility.
Great news on skills! Tens of thousands of adults will be able to benefit from almost 400 free courses next year as part of the Prime Minister’s Lifetime Skills Guarantee, helping our country build back better after the pandemic.
Last week we began our Kickstart Scheme, creating high-quality, government-subsidised jobs for 16-24-year-olds across the UK. Today Rishi Sunak confirmed over 19,000 have been created already. And tens of thousands more are expected in the months ahead.
Earlier this week I asked the Treasury Minister Steve Barclay about the £500m Youth Investment Fund, which was promised last year but has been delayed due to COVID.
As part of the government’s Plan for Jobs, a new £2 billion Kickstart Scheme will create hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people across the country.
