Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Justin Tomlinson and Tom Pursglove

Monday 14th March 2016 Commons Chamber

[Justin Tomlinson]

I thank my hon. Friend. That is why we were so delighted to secure the extra funding for a further 25,000 places. We will be doing a lot more to promote this scheme, and I encourage employers to take advantage of it.

[Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)]

5. What support the Government are providing to redundant steel workers to help them get back into skilled work.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Justin Tomlinson and Tom Pursglove

Monday 2nd November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)]

Building a broad skills set is crucial for entering the world of work, so is the Department actively promoting schemes such as the National Citizen Service, which provides a really unique opportunity to do exactly that?

[Justin Tomlinson]

We have already had cross-departmental meetings to look at how we can further promote the National Citizen Service. As an MP, I can say that it is one of the schemes that was introduced in the previous Parliament of which I am proudest. It absolutely transforms children into young very employable adults; it is a brilliant scheme.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Justin Tomlinson and Tom Pursglove

Monday 22nd June 2015 Commons Chamber

[Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)]

This weekend I had a discussion about the difficulties that those suffering from mental health conditions face when trying to access support, specifically in relation to budgeting. What support is available, particularly in the most difficult cases?

[Justin Tomlinson]

I thank my hon. Friend for highlighting the issue of mental health conditions, which is a particular priority for us. Through the Access to Work scheme, we have introduced a lot more measures to increase support and provision for those trying to get into work and while they are in work. That is partly why 35,000 people benefited from that scheme last year, up by 4,000 on the previous year.