Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jack Abbott and Stephen Timms

Wednesday 29th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Sir Stephen Timms]

I am sorry to hear about what has happened in the hon. Member’s constituency, and I very much agree with him. We recently received the report of our expert academic panel on neurodiversity in the workplace, which was set up last year, and are carefully considering its recommendations. We will act as he suggested.

[Jack Abbott (Ipswich) (Lab/Co-op)]

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Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jack Abbott and Stephen Timms

Monday 26th January 2026 Commons Chamber

[Sir Stephen Timms]

I am sorry to hear of the hon. Gentleman’s experience. We are in the most difficult part of the transition, as people who were previously on employment and support allowance move over to universal credit. We have introduced an enhanced support journey to try to simplify it, and I am keeping a very close eye on how it is going. If he sends me the details of that case, I will certainly look at them.

[Jack Abbott (Ipswich) (Lab/Co-op)]

T8. This week has been an incredibly good one for jobs, investment and opportunity in Ipswich. Halo, one of the biggest tech firms in the UK, is moving its global HQ into the centre of town and creating 1,000 jobs, many of them for graduates. Sizewell C has unveiled plans for a new bus depot, which will create 400 jobs, some 75% of which will be from the local area. It has been a brilliant week, but there is much more to be done. Will the Secretary of State outline what extra steps he is taking to get young people back into training and employment?