Pat McFadden: “Every meeting I have is 'who can we tax in order to pay benefits to others'. They're asking the wrong questions.”

Yes, we would. We don’t want a situation where young people in America have got a higher rate of protection than young people in the UK.

This is the greatest, or among the greatest, countries in the world, and that's precisely because we are a great place to build, grow business.

These latest figures underline why we are addressing youth inactivity as a priority.

We'll have proposals, legislation, if necessary, to take those forward," he said.