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On Friday 23^rd October Barry Sheerman MP delivered the key note speech at the launch of Barclays Money Skills at the Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield.

Barry Sheerman MP said "I am very happy to be here today to help launch this initiative aimed at young people, helping them to understand money and how it works."

Barclays Money Skills is a financial literacy programme developed by West Yorkshire Trading Standards Service in partnership with Barclays. Supporting the Government's Every Child Matters and Local Area Agreement Agendas, its objective is to empower young people with the knowledge to make better financial choices; ultimately to help make them more capable and informed consumers.  More confident citizens are able to take greater responsibility for their financial affairs and play a more active role in the market for financial services.

The aim of the project is for West Yorkshire Trading Standards not only to deliver to young people but also provide training to Barclays staff and community groups across the North of England to enable further reach of the project. This will include working with those in further education, young offenders, young parents, housing association tenants, looked after young people and other groups within communities.

To view Barry Sheerman MP's speech, click here.