All 3 Debates between Esther McVey and Julie Elliott

Mon 10th Dec 2012
Remploy
Commons Chamber
(Urgent Question)

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Debate between Esther McVey and Julie Elliott
Monday 24th February 2014

(10 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Esther McVey)
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My hon. Friend is right to say that we have got a record number of people into work across the board. What is most interesting as I travel up and down the country is to see how local Jobcentres Plus are working with local businesses to support their local work forces. In particular, the learning shop at Bluewater is doing tremendous work. My hon. Friend is right. We have done a lot; we have more to do.

Julie Elliott Portrait Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab)
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T3. A constituent of mine recently had his benefits wrongly withdrawn. He has severe learning difficulties and cannot use the internet independently, and therefore has great difficulty in applying for jobs online. Does the Secretary of State agree that targeted support would be more successful in getting my constituent and others back into work than damaging, wrongly imposed benefit sanctions?

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Debate between Esther McVey and Julie Elliott
Monday 18th November 2013

(11 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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My right hon. Friend is correct. It is good news that UK business is creating so many new jobs. Since the 2010 election we have seen a rise of nearly 800,000 in the number of full-time jobs and of more than 300,000 in the number of part-time jobs.

Julie Elliott Portrait Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab)
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With many people in my constituency, particularly women, doing a number of part-time jobs to make up an income, the knock-on consequence is that many of them do not pay national insurance and are therefore not building contributions to their pension. What is the Minister doing about this long-term consequence of too much part-time employment?

Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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The family will accrue credit if they have family responsibilities. That is a very positive step that the Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend the Member for Thornbury and Yate (Steve Webb), has taken. We can all welcome the fact that more than a million people are now in work, and more than 210,000 more women are in work this year alone.

Remploy

Debate between Esther McVey and Julie Elliott
Monday 10th December 2012

(12 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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We have significant measures in place for ex-members of the armed forces which are the responsibility of the Ministry of Defence but are supported by the DWP.

Julie Elliott Portrait Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab)
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The Minister did not come to the Chamber to inform the House of the closure of a number of Remploy factories, including the one in my constituency. The local trade union rep from GMB has not yet been invited into the factory, in breach of the accord. Does she feel that that is an appropriate way to treat Remploy workers, some of the most vulnerable workers in our society, who are in danger of losing their jobs?

Esther McVey Portrait Esther McVey
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The hon. Lady is correct to say that I made a written statement to the House. I have met many Members, trade unions and ex-members of Remploy to figure out the best way forward. I had one-on-one meetings because, as the hon. Lady will appreciate, each of the factories is significantly different, with different commercial processes and outcomes. It makes far more sense to deal with this on an individual basis so that we can put the personalised support in place.