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Daniel Kawczynski

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Monday 23rd June 2014

(10 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Iain Duncan Smith Portrait Mr Duncan Smith
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The only sickening thing is the last Government plunging the economy into such a crisis that more people fell into unemployment and hardship as a direct result of the incompetence of the people whom the hon. Gentleman has progressively supported.

Daniel Kawczynski Portrait Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con)
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Under this Government, how many more women are now in employment?

Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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The rate is the highest it has ever been, at nearly 68%. The number and rate of women in employment is the highest we have ever seen.

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