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Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Monday 15th October 2018

(6 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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I met the Trussell Trust last week and had a very constructive discussion. [Interruption.] I had a very constructive discussion. What I would say to the hon. Lady is that, when it comes to food banks, as she knows, the all-party group on hunger put out a very good report and said there were complex reasons for the use of food banks. You cannot put it down to any one reason.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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Five hundred and thirty households presently receive universal credit in the Kettering constituency, but with the roll-out this Wednesday up to 7,700 households could be affected. Can the Minister assure me and my constituents that Kettering jobcentre is ready for the change?

Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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I go up and down the country to jobcentres, and they invariably tell me they are having a good experience. They are learning from the past. What I think my hon. Friend will find is that his jobcentre is absolutely prepared for this further roll-out.