and expand into new markets. Following this, the Government introduced reforms of public procurement with the aim of making it easier for small suppliers to win public sector contracts; a new "Small Business Charter", which aimed to extend the reach of university business schools into their local small business communities, and which he remained Patron of; and a "Growth Voucher programme" to assist companies "find and pay for professional strategic advice". In June 2014, Young reviewed the relevance of enterprise in education in his report "Enterprise for All". In December 2014 the Government accepted Young's recommendations in this report. These included the introduction of Enterprise Advisers, intended as a dedicated resource available to Head Teachers to support them in developing an appropriate careers and enterprise offer for their students, and an 'Enterprise Passport' through which young people would record their enterprise and extracurricular activities alongside their academic qualifications to future employers. Young was appointed Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in the 2015 New Year Honours. Charity interests Young had a number of pro bono or charitable interests including the presidency of Chai Cancer Care and the Coram Trust, chairman of the Chichester Festival Theatre and of the Jewish Museum London, and trustee of the Co-Existence Trust and the MBI Al Jaber Foundation. In December 2010, he became a patron of Lifelites, a charity providing technology for children in hospices. Publications Young's political autobiography, The Enterprise Years, was published in 1990. He wrote occasional opinion pieces. In one, he likened Boris Johnson to Harold Macmillan, all the while touting Enterprise Zones and suggesting the reintroduction of Thatcher's "more successful programmes like the Enterprise Allowance Scheme of old that created so many new businesses at the time." Personal life Young was married to Lita (née Shaw), and they had two daughters, Karen and Judith. He died on 9 December 2022, at the age of 90. Coat of arms References External links |- |- 1932 births 2022 deaths 20th-century British politicians Alumni of University College London English Jews British Secretaries of State for Employment Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II Deputy Lieutenants of West Sussex Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Fellows of the British Academy Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour Jewish British politicians People from Finchley English solicitors People educated at Christ's College, Finchley Presidents