The furlough scheme, as we have heard, has been a huge success in helping millions of employees to keep their link to their employer, as

The hon.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right to highlight the value that experience can bring to the workplace and to a potential new employer.

Applications only started on 2 September, and already thousands of employers have expressed interest in providing kickstart opportunitie

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I assure him that the British Chambers of Commerce has been heavily involved in this.

I am sure my hon.

I was also in Scotland last week, talking about the potential of this in helping young people right across Scotland.

The hon. Gentleman talks about the Future Jobs Fund. It was a failure in getting the private sector involved.

The Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon.

I am pleased to hear that people in my hon.