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Julie Hilling

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Wind Farm (Wingate, County Durham)
Thursday 21st March 2013

(11 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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I understand that some of those details were placed in the Library yesterday, and the hon. Gentleman is free to consult them. I hope he is not trying to deny that the phenomenon is taking place.

Julie Hilling Portrait Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab)
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It is not clear how many unpaid, workfare jobs are counted among the jobs created. Clearly, they are not jobs created if people are working for nothing. How many of the jobs are like that?

Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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These are proper jobs, as defined by the Office for National Statistics. I honestly do not know why Opposition Members are trying to deny a genuine piece of good news that affects their constituents.

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