Oral Answers to Questions Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Stephen Crabb

Main Page: Stephen Crabb (Conservative - Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Department Debates - View all Stephen Crabb's debates with the Department for Work and Pensions


Prayers

Oral Answers to Questions

Stephen Crabb Excerpts

EU Exit Negotiations
Monday 15th October 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
Share Debate
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

I am sure that the right hon. Gentleman will not be surprised to know that I have of course been having discussions with the Chancellor, and we will all know the result of those discussions two weeks to this very day.

Stephen Crabb Portrait Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con)
- Hansard -
-

Will my right hon. Friend take the time to listen to the voices of those on the frontline—the work coaches in the jobcentres, who have experience of how this policy functions in practice, who know what works and what does not work, and whose views about universal credit are overwhelmingly more positive than those of the Opposition critics?

Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
- Hansard -
- - Excerpts

My right hon. Friend is correct to point out these facts. When we visit jobcentres, work coaches say that this is the best system that they have ever had to help people into work. We know the validity in that statement because 1,000 more people have been getting into work each and every day since 2010. We have to ensure that the system works for claimants and taxpayers.

Return to start of debate - Return to top of page