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HANSARDHomelessnessI am aware of my hon. Friend’s work, and the work of Milton Keynes council and others in the city, to bring down the number of rough sleepers. We will take that whole-person…13 Oct 2025HANSARDHomelessnessThe party of Liz Truss just doesn’t learn, does it? The Conservatives are happy to make tax policy that is absolute fantasy. People need real homes to live in, not this kind of…13 Oct 2025HANSARDHomelessnessThe Chair of the Select Committee makes the case extremely well. If anybody in this Chamber is not worried about temporary accommodation, they are not paying attention; that is…13 Oct 2025HANSARDHomelessnessI refer the hon. Gentleman to what I just said to the Chair of the Select Committee, but let me confirm again that any child in temporary accommodation, particularly B&B…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Religious CrematoriumsIt is a pleasure, as ever, to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire (Susan Murray) for securing today’s important debate. It…16 Sept 2025HANSARDUnemployment TrendsThe unemployment rate is 4.7%—well below the historic high of 11.9% in 1984—but no one should ever be complacent about unemployment, especially considering the significant jump in…01 Sept 2025HANSARDUnemployment TrendsThe Conservative Government unified in-work and out-of-work benefits, so universal credit is also an in-work benefit. As I mentioned some moments ago, the legacy of the Tories on…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionAs my hon. Friend knows well, improved employment is at the heart of our approach to child poverty, and that is why reductions in economic inactivity and improvements in…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionI speak to many businesses, and since coming into office, the Secretary of State and I have totally changed our approach with employers. That new approach includes a partnership…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionWe will not build the much-needed 1.5 million homes without bringing people into the construction sector. That is why, as part of our new approach for employers, we have partnered…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionThe damage was done to the coming generation under the Tories. We failed the pandemic generation, who put a shift in—they stayed at home and gave up their social lives to save…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEETs: Barrow and FurnessGiven the significant investment, the DWP has partnered with BAE and the nuclear sector to promote a variety of career pathways, including roles across its supply chains. We are…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEETs: Barrow and FurnessBarrow has unique circumstances, challenges and opportunities, and it is important that all parts of the Government address those unique opportunities and challenges in Barrow. I…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEETs: Croydon EastIn Croydon East, young people aged 18 to 21 will be helped by the youth guarantee trailblazer being delivered by the Greater London Authority. It will strengthen early…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEETs: Croydon EastI will pass on my hon. Friend’s comments to my colleagues in Croydon, who are keen to work with her and the other MPs there. In the summer, the Secretary of State announced…01 Sept 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit: 16 to 24-year-oldsThe latest provisional statistics, taken from Stat-Xplore, show that in July 2025, there were 768,000 people aged 16 to 24 on universal credit. About a quarter of those young…01 Sept 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit: 16 to 24-year-oldsI must remind Conservative Members again that it was their party that introduced universal credit, removing the distinction between out-of-work benefits and in-work benefits. For…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEET: Young PeopleWith permission, I will answer these questions together, as they are both about the great city of Southend. Colleagues in Southend jobcentre are working very hard with Southend…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEET: Young PeopleThe Secretary of State mentioned some moments ago that in everything we do in the Department for Work and Pensions, we are trying to close the gap between those who have suffered…01 Sept 2025HANSARDNEET: Young PeopleI agree with my hon. Friend, and congratulate him on his youth day and the work he is doing on this kind of early intervention. The data clearly show that if people get…01 Sept 2025