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Neil Gray

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Business of the House

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Steel Industry
Thursday 26th May 2016

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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The hon. Lady raises an interesting point. Given that Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Ministers are not going to be here to answer questions for some time, I shall ask the further education Minister to look further into the matter.

Neil Gray Portrait Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)
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Will the Deputy Leader of the House allow time for the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to bring forward a debate on the work and health programme? The White Paper has been scrapped and there is now a Green Paper. Such a debate will allow the whole House to consider help and support for disabled people to get into work.

Thérèse Coffey Portrait Dr Coffey
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I am sure that if the hon. Gentleman brought such a debate forward through the Backbench Business Committee, it would be very popular. It is important that the Government continue to press on with our reforms, which are helping more people into work. It is a record we are proud of, but we want to make sure that even more disabled people are working.

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