Oral Answers to Questions

Theo Clarke Excerpts

Monday 28th June 2021 Commons Chamber

[Antony Higginbotham (Burnley) (Con)]

What steps she is taking to help people back into work through the provision of jobcentre services.

[Theo Clarke (Stafford) (Con)]

What steps she is taking to help people back into work through the provision of jobcentre services.

[Ben Bradley (Mansfield) (Con)]

What steps she is taking to help people back into work through the provision of jobcentre services.

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[Mims Davies]

I have visited new youth hubs, both physically and virtually, including in Caterham, Rotherham, Liverpool and Winsford, and I would be delighted to join my hon. Friend and the team at Burnley. I know that they are working in partnership with the council, Calico, Burnley Together, the Prince’s Trust, Active Lancashire and Burnley football club. Our youth hubs tailor their support, alongside local partners, to the needs of the community, and that is why they are so important in helping our young people to thrive.

[Theo Clarke]

Last Friday, I was very pleased to see a young apprentice at a local Staffordshire engineering business whom I had met previously when she was studying at Stafford College. Will my hon. Friend explain what she is planning to do to help the jobcentre in Stafford and how the Government will provide more employment opportunities for young people in Staffordshire to help to level up the west midlands?

[Mims Davies]

I know that my hon. Friend takes a strong interest in her Jobcentre Plus, as she updated me following her visit. I remind Members that since September 2020, our enhanced DWP youth offer has provided wraparound support for 18 to 24-year-old claimants, providing a 13-week tailored pre-employment course. I am pleased that Stafford JCP is hosting an interactive kickstart event tomorrow; our JCPs do that kind of event and engagement regularly.