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HANSARDEducation, Employment and Training: Kensington and BayswaterI thank my hon. Friend both for his question and for going to see the team at the North Kensington jobcentre; there is a really dedicated team of five work coaches specifically…12 May 2025HANSARDEducation, Employment and Training: Kensington and BayswaterAs we have already discussed, every young person in this country needs a good start. As part of our plans to get Britain working, we announced £45 million-worth of funding for…12 May 2025HANSARDEducation, Employment and Training Support: MakerfieldI thank my hon. Friend for that question because, as the Prime Minister says, we are the party of the builders. As my hon. Friend says, the Labour party was created to serve the…12 May 2025HANSARDEducation, Employment and Training Support: MakerfieldI pay tribute to all those from the hon. Gentleman’s constituency who have been part of building our whole country. We work very closely with the devolved Administrations across…12 May 2025HANSARDEducation, Employment and Training Support: MakerfieldIt is an unacceptable part of the Conservative legacy that almost 1 million young people are out of work or education and have little hope of a good start in life. That is why, as…12 May 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Education, Employment or TrainingAs the hon. Member will know, we are reviewing universal credit. I am particularly focused on ensuring that young people have a chance before they reach the age of 25. If they are…12 May 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Education, Employment or TrainingAs I just mentioned, our new jobcentres will create a universal service across Great Britain. We must make those changes to serve young people. My hon. Friend makes an excellent…12 May 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Education, Employment or TrainingOur new changed jobcentres will serve the whole of Great Britain. The changes that we are bringing forward will mean more personalised help for everyone, but especially young…12 May 2025HANSARDEducation, Employment and Training: Kensington and BayswaterI have said already in this session of questions that we have changed the DWP to serve employers much better, and that is an important shift. I understand that Conservative…12 May 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Education, Employment or TrainingThe House may know that, on coming into office, the Secretary of State and I totally changed the way the Department for Work and Pensions approaches employers. We want to serve…12 May 2025HANSARDYoung People not in Education, Employment or TrainingThe House will know that we have consultations in a number of policy areas relating to my hon. Friend’s question. As I have said, in the end, young people need an opportunity at…12 May 2025HANSARD Poverty: Glasgow North EastAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North East (Maureen Burke) on securing this debate on a…06 May 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill: Employment RatesI meet regularly with Business and Trade Ministers. We are committed to working with businesses to ensure that policy is pro-employer and pro-worker. Boosting wages will increase…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTwo-child Benefit CapThe two-child benefit cap was introduced by the Conservative party 10 years ago. Its period in office saw child poverty rise to over 4 million and one in three of our children…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTwo-child Benefit CapThe Health Secretary and I talked about child poverty many times as we sat on the Opposition Benches watching the situation for our kids get worse and worse every year. The Member…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTwo-child Benefit CapYes, I can. All children matter. We are taking account of a considerable range of different policy options, carefully working through the impact that they would have, but all the…17 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill: Employment RatesI think the hon. Gentleman is referring to the ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, but if somebody wants a flexible hours contract, then that is a good thing, and nothing in…17 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill: Employment RatesMay I first say how great it is to hear the beautiful language of Irish spoken in this Chamber? With the increase in conditions that can be variable over time, the flexible…17 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment IncentivesThe introduction of universal credit and the policy choices of the last Conservative Government seem to have had some effect on people’s propensity to be in work. In January, the…17 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment IncentivesThe hon. Gentleman will know that the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill is going through the House at the moment. The issue that he has raised is at the…17 Mar 2025