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EU Referendum (Privy Council)
Monday 14th March 2016

(8 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Justin Tomlinson Portrait Justin Tomlinson
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I thank my hon. Friend. That is why we were so delighted to secure the extra funding for a further 25,000 places. We will be doing a lot more to promote this scheme, and I encourage employers to take advantage of it.

Tom Pursglove Portrait Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)
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5. What support the Government are providing to redundant steel workers to help them get back into skilled work.

Priti Patel Portrait The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel)
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The rapid response service delivers tailored support for individuals and communities affected by large-scale redundancies. This service was used to help steel workers affected by recent job losses at SSI in Redcar, and of course at Tata in Scunthorpe and Port Talbot.

Tom Pursglove Portrait Tom Pursglove
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I thank the Minister for that answer. A few weeks ago we heard the very troubling news that 30 jobs were to be lost at Corby’s Tata site. What support has the Department provided, alongside others, to those 30 individuals and their families?

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