This week the new Conservative Government set about the task of implementing our manifesto in full. Unemployment Too many young people had been left without a hope of finding work by the previous Labour government, and one of our biggest successes was turning this around. Before the election I was delighted to hear that youth unemployment in Stratford on Avon had fallen by 80% in the last 5 years. Today brought the news that the number of young people not in work or education has fallen to a ten year low in England. However, the Conservatives are still committed to providing better opportunities for the young people of Britain whatever their background, with a target to create 3 million more apprenticeships in this parliament. We want to provide the chance of a better future for all. The NHS In our Manifesto we rightly put protection and enhancement of the NHS at the forefront of our promises to the elecotrate. That is why the Prime Minister's first major speech in this government was on our commitment to the NHS, how we will provide high quality free healthcare to everyone whenever they need it, 7 days a week – as promised in our manifesto. You can read his speech in full here The Queen's Speech Next week brings the Queen’s Speech, which is scheduled to include legislation to confirm our promise to give the British people a say on our relationship with Europe, to tackle those primary schools which fail to help our children read and write, to devolve even more powers to a local level and an Enterprise Bill to cut red tape and provide businesses with the right conditions to thrive and create even more jobs. This Government’s purpose is about making life better for all of the people in Britain. We have a plan to do this, and I’m excited to see our policies start to be implemented over the coming weeks and months.