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Wed 26th Oct 2016

Concentrix

Debate between Tristram Hunt and Rebecca Long Bailey
Wednesday 26th October 2016

(8 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tristram Hunt Portrait Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab)
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My hon. Friend is making a forensic case. Behind these facts and figures are very real human cases of people, particularly women and single mothers, who are being absolutely hammered by Concentrix. I have constituents who are going hungry, and whose children are going hungry, because of the incompetence of Concentrix. That is what we need the Minister to answer about.

Rebecca Long Bailey Portrait Rebecca Long Bailey
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My hon. Friend makes a powerful point; he is 100% correct. This is not simply a case of rapping Concentrix on the back of the hand. These contractual failings have caused real human suffering, and the Government need to address them urgently.