Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Gemma Doyle Excerpts
Tuesday 24th April 2012

(12 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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There is plenty of scope for a debate, I think.

Gemma Doyle Portrait Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op)
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West Dunbartonshire is the most difficult local authority area in the whole of the UK in which to find a job, yet the Scottish National party Government have refused us any help and refused to meet me. Have this Government also abandoned West Dunbartonshire or can we expect help to do one thing—to create jobs?

Danny Alexander Portrait Danny Alexander
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It is disappointing to hear that members of the Scottish Government have refused to meet the hon. Lady to discuss the help they could provide to her constituents. This Government’s actions—the youth contract, in particular—will be of significant importance to many young people in her constituency. In particular, there are the additional jobs subsidies available to businesses to take on young unemployed people in her constituency. I hope she will welcome that and promote it to businesses in her area.