Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the Government plans to provide to the City Link employees made redundant on 31 December 2014.

The Department for Work and Pension’s rapid response teams will support individuals to find alternative employment. The service is delivered with local skills and employment partners and tailored to an individual’s needs. It includes some or all of the following elements:

o Information, advice and guidance

o Help with job searches including CV writing, interview skills, where to find jobs and how to apply for them

o Help to identify transferable skills and skills gaps (linked to the local labour market)

o Training to update skills, learn new ones and gain industry recognised certification that will improve employability

o Help to overcome barriers to attending training or securing a job or self-employment such as child care costs, necessary tools, work clothes, travel costs etc.