Westminster Hall debateWestminster HallThursday, 23 April 202613:30

Access to education and training for young adult carers

Backbench debate (separate chamber, no votes)

This Westminster Hall debate examines barriers to education and training for young people who have caring responsibilities for family members. Young adult carers often struggle to access further education, apprenticeships, and skills training due to time constraints and financial pressures from their caring duties, and this debate seeks to highlight the issue and explore solutions.

Young adult carers represent a significant but often overlooked cohort who face disadvantage in the labour market and skills development. Supporting their access to education and training could improve social mobility, reduce long-term economic inequality, and ensure carers are not locked out of career opportunities due to family circumstances.

Education Jobs & Employment Social Care

MPs most likely to speak

Saqib BhattiConservative and Unionist Party

Meriden and Solihull East

Shadow Education — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on education, labour-market, social-care (113 times, 40pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, education: opposed, fiscal-policy: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Dame Harriett BaldwinConservative and Unionist Party

West Worcestershire

Shadow Business and Trade — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Venue: 15 Westminster Hall debates (×0.7); Spoken on education, labour-market, social-care (179 times, 28pts); Known positions: economy-jobs: opposed, fiscal-policy: opposed, economy-jobs: questioning (21pts); Committee: treasury committee (20pts)Voting record

Dr Caroline JohnsonConservative and Unionist Party

Sleaford and North Hykeham

Shadow Health and Social Care — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on education, labour-market, social-care (157 times, 40pts); Known positions: fiscal-policy: opposed, education: opposed, economy-jobs: questioning (30pts); Committee: education committee (20pts)Voting record

Chris BryantLabour Party

Rhondda and Ogmore

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on education, labour-market, social-care (110 times, 40pts); Known positions: technology: supportive, economy-jobs: supportive, economy-jobs: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Access to education and training for young adult carers

MPs most likely to speak

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