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

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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I can provide the hon. Gentleman with that reassurance. There are discussions ongoing between officials in my Department and in DLUHC, and we will continue those through time. We are aware of the issue. I have raised the inordinate expense of these measures, but none the less it is important that we look at them closely.

Jack Brereton Portrait Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Con)
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T2. We have some fantastic engineering companies in Stoke-on-Trent, including Don-Bur, IAE and Rayne Precision Engineering. However, they are struggling to fill what amount collectively to hundreds of vacancies. Will my hon. Friend look at what more we can do to help those companies recruit people and get them back into work?

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