Debates between Laura Farris and Stephen Crabb during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between Laura Farris and Stephen Crabb
Tuesday 2nd November 2021

(2 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Laura Farris Portrait Laura Farris (Newbury) (Con)
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12. What assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Plan For Jobs in supporting people into work.

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con)
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15. What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Plan For Jobs in supporting people into work.

John Glen Portrait The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen)
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Some 1.6 million people have moved into work having received support from work coaches, and hundreds of thousands of jobseekers have been supported by our other Plan for Jobs programmes, such as kickstart. It is clear that this plan is working; unemployment is now expected to peak at less than half of what was initially predicted.