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HANSARD Kickstart SchemeI am sure my hon. Friend will be pleased that we are establishing a youth hub in Rhyl in his constituency, which will be part of an important link between our Jobcentre Plus…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeActually, the employment gap between disabled people and people without disabilities has narrowed under the Government since 2010. That is a record of which we are proud, but we…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeI appreciate my hon. Friend’s enthusiasm and endorsement. He is right to be enthusiastic about this opportunity for young people. The scheme is intended to take applications up to…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeThe hon. Lady should be aware that there have been 330 stakeholder engagements with a mixture of groups, and of course social enterprises will be a key element of that. The…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeThe hon. Lady is right to focus on the young people in her constituency and their challenges to employment. There is already a youth hub in Birmingham. We are learning from the…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeI think the hon. Gentleman was in a roundtable with my hon. Friend the Minister for Employment that focused on that issue. Part of our approach is about having a national…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeThere are usually already very good relationships between colleges and jobcentres. There are actually some virtual job fairs happening already; there is a particularly big one in…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeI was also in Scotland last week, talking about the potential of this in helping young people right across Scotland. Barriers have actually been removed from previous designs of…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeI am pleased to hear that people in my hon. Friend’s constituency are keen to get involved in offering these opportunities for young people. The best way, if they have an…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeI welcome the endorsement of the Select Committee Chairman. He will recognise some similarities to the future jobs fund, but ours is a much more ambitious programme and we are…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeI thank the hon. Gentleman for his sort of support for the kickstart scheme. I really think that across the House we should see this as an opportunity for us all to help young…03 Sept 2020HANSARD Kickstart SchemeYesterday, the Government launched our new kickstart scheme, as set out in the written ministerial statement and the letter sent to all Members of both Houses. This £2 billion…03 Sept 2020HANSARDKickstart SchemeToday we are launching the kick-start scheme, which was announced by the Chancellor as part of our plan for jobs in his statement on 8 July. This £2 billion programme will fund…02 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Meeting Increased Demand for ServicesMy hon. Friend is right to pay tribute to staff at his local jobcentre. Without the success of the furlough scheme introduced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, this could…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Meeting Increased Demand for ServicesMy hon. Friend is spot on. The Department has acted at incredible pace to bring in measures as quickly as possible to help those most financially disadvantaged as a result of…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Meeting Increased Demand for ServicesIt is important that as the jobcentres fully reopen this week we reinstate the need for a claimant commitment. It is an essential part of the contract to help people start to…29 Jun 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe independent Pensions Regulator published guidance on an interim regime for pensions superfunds. I want to stress that this is an interim regime, and that the Government will…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSupporting Employment After Covid-19As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has previously said to my hon. Friend, we are concerned about the way that some companies are treating their workforce and we are…29 Jun 2020HANSARDSupporting Employment After Covid-19I think the hon. Lady is confusing the element in the Select Committee report with the emergency contingency plan, which is an operational document that is prepared by all…29 Jun 2020HANSARDExtended Income Support: Seasonal IndustriesI have regular conversations with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor, who is responsible for the coronavirus job retention scheme and the self-employment income support scheme,…29 Jun 2020