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Melanie Onn

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Employment and Support Allowance Underpayments
Thursday 18th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Elmore Portrait Chris Elmore (Ogmore) (Lab)
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I will try to get this on the first go—

Melanie Onn Portrait Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab)
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Oh no, you’re Welsh! [Laughter.]

Chris Elmore Portrait Chris Elmore
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I am Welsh, so God help the hon. Gentleman. Will he confirm that, as part of the Northern Estate refurbishments, he will be doing his utmost, as will the commission, to make sure that we use local procurement, find as much of the workforce as we can from within the United Kingdom and make sure that where there are skills gaps we work with the further and higher education sector to find training for local employees and groups?

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