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Ministerial Appointments: Vetting and Managing Conflicts of Interest
Monday 23rd January 2023

(1 year, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I welcome my hon. Friend’s work in Halesowen. He is right that jobs fairs, not just by the DWP but by individual Members of Parliament, are a vital way to drive greater employment. He is also right to say that the in-work progression offer that we are developing will truly make a difference to those already in work.

Alex Norris Portrait Alex Norris (Nottingham North) (Lab/Co-op)
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T7. It is clear that nationally led employment support simply is not working. Why are the Government not matching the Opposition’s commitment to let local communities take charge of that crucial work so that local support matches local labour market need?

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I will stand up for our jobcentres, which are providing fantastic employment to people up and down the country. On top of that, we are doing the in-work progression offer, about which the Labour party, as usual, has absolutely nothing to say.

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