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HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaLevelling up is the Prime Minister’s key priority, making sure that people right across this country have the opportunity to thrive. The way that the Department does that is to…28 Jun 2021HANSARDKickstart SchemeOne of the key features of the kickstart role is the £1,500 that is given for employability support. Combined with that, there are now over 27,000 work coaches right across Great…28 Jun 2021HANSARDKickstart SchemeI am delighted to say that we have agreed funding for over 230,000 jobs. What matters, though, is whether young people are starting those jobs. Over 36,000 young people…28 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend is right to praise the staff at Harlow jobcentre, and I agree that they do an excellent job. In terms of what could be done with reform of the apprenticeship…28 Jun 2021HANSARDExtending Covid-19 Local Support MeasuresThroughout the covid-19 pandemic, this Government have provided an unprecedented package of support for individuals, families, communities and businesses who need financial help…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAh, my favourite question on UBI. The answer is no. If the Welsh Government wish to use the extra money they receive through the Barnett formula to undertake other aspects, the…17 May 2021HANSARDKickstart: Youth UnemploymentFirst, I congratulate the hon. Lady on her new role; I understand that she is moving into the shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy team and I am sure that she will be a…17 May 2021HANSARDKickstart: Youth UnemploymentI thank my hon. Friend and neighbour, and, indeed, I commend Suffolk’s gateway partnership and have seen its success in my role as MP for Suffolk Coastal. There are no current…17 May 2021HANSARDKickstart: Youth UnemploymentIt is fair to say that 20,000 people now have a salary coming in every week that they did not have before. I am sure that the employment Minister—the Under-Secretary of State for…17 May 2021HANSARDKickstart: Youth UnemploymentYouth unemployment is down compared with 2010, currently standing at 575,000 young people, and we have the second-highest youth employment rate in the G7, second only to Canada.…17 May 2021HANSARDPrison Leavers: Support into EmploymentWe are committed to cross-Government working to help prison leavers into work and to reduce reoffending. In support of the Prime Minister’s crime and justice taskforce, we are…17 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe nation is today uniting to toast an important milestone in the Prime Minister’s road map to recovery, with the long-awaited full reopening of the hospitality sector—thank God…17 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsNo; we took a sensible approach in having a differential rate for universal credit. Of course, if any of the hon. Lady’s constituents would like support to secure extra income via…17 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right. The design of universal credit means that people will always be better off working than not working. It is important that people take advantage of extra…17 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman is being ungracious. We are still at step 3 of the road map to recovery. Dare I say that the Scottish Government are putting up a roadblock to recovery by…17 May 2021HANSARDPrison Leavers: Support into EmploymentI thank my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. I will absolutely share her concerns on the specific college to which she refers, Northern College. As I say, the…17 May 2021HANSARDCovid-19 Local Support Measures: ExtensionThe covid-19 winter grant scheme has enabled local authorities in England to provide targeted support to families and individuals, keeping them warm and well fed over the winter…14 Apr 2021HANSARDAnnual Households Below Average Income and Separated Families Statistics 2019/20The Department for Work and Pensions has today published annual statistics covering 2019-20 including on households below average income (HBAI) and separated families. HBAI covers…25 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right to raise the issues that constituents face. I encourage him to engage directly with my noble Friend Baroness Stedman-Scott, who runs surgeries for MPs. As…08 Mar 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for that question. If the hon. Member for Glasgow East (David Linden) had not tried to intervene on me, perhaps I could have given the fuller answer that I…08 Mar 2021