Lucas has written to communities secretary Eric Pickles in her capacity as MP for Brighton and Hove, where union representatives claim more than 30 employees of the advice and guidance service could face redundancy.
Local Connexions services are largely funded by the Department for Education’s area-based grant, which was reduced by 24 per cent. In her letter, Lucas claimed that the Department for Communities and Local Government had made assurances that cuts were focused on "driving out Whitehall waste with the brunt of the cuts being borne at the centre".
"Careers advice for young people is important at any time and I fail to see how it can be classed as waste," Lucas added. "When we are in the midst of an economic crisis such advice becomes critical, otherwise we run the very real risk that a whole generation of young people fail to get the necessary help and training to access the jobs market."
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