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HANSARDDecommissioning Temporary JobcentresWe previously provided updates on decommissioning Temporary Jobcentres (“Expanding Our Services” on 23 March 2021, and “Expanding Our Services: Update” on 21 October 2021). These…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDisability Action PlanA very good one.05 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe way that universal credit works means that work coaches can use their flexibility, but if a payment is short one month, the appropriate thing to do is to sort it the next.05 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLike my hon. Friend, I am excited about the jobs and opportunities at Sizewell. Local jobcentres have been engaged with Sizewell C, and I understand that a local partnership…05 Feb 2024HANSARDChild PovertyRather than trade numbers, I would say that this is about giving people the dignity of a job. Since 2009-10, 1.7 million fewer people are in absolute poverty after housing costs,…05 Feb 2024HANSARDChild PovertyThe welfare system is there to be a strong safety net. It is not about a singular issue, because no households are the same. It is about wraparound care and dealing with people on…05 Feb 2024HANSARDHelping People into Employment: Cumbria, Cheadle and DarlingtonI know that senior civil servants are engaged in piloting an initiative that will help to speed this up, because we need to place those candidates more quickly and ensure that we…05 Feb 2024HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay Eligibility: Stoke-on-Trent NorthI refer my hon. Friend to the answers I gave to the Work and Pensions Committee. Statutory sick pay is considerably more complex than he makes out, but it is nice to see all this…05 Feb 2024HANSARDHelping People into Employment: Cumbria, Cheadle and DarlingtonWe know that social media helps, and that 40 to 50-year-olds in particular enjoy engaging with a digital platform when they are looking for work. We have had instances in the past…05 Feb 2024HANSARDHelping People into Employment: Cumbria, Cheadle and DarlingtonI am happy to meet the hon. Gentleman, but I also gently say that this is about other Government Departments as well. I will certainly work with him as far as employers go, under…05 Feb 2024HANSARDStatutory Sick Pay Eligibility: Stoke-on-Trent NorthThe Department has not made a specific assessment for the Stoke-on-Trent North constituency, but I refer my hon. Friend to the evidence I presented to the Work and Pensions…05 Feb 2024HANSARDChild PovertyNo, it is the fact that over 1 million more people are in work and youth employment is up by around 40%. Ensuring that people have the dignity of work and that, when they are not…05 Feb 2024HANSARDHelping People into Employment: Cumbria, Cheadle and DarlingtonAcross the country our fantastic work coaches are supporting people to secure and progress in work. In Kendal, Cheadle and Darlington, jobcentres are working with local and…05 Feb 2024HANSARDChild PovertyNobody on either side of the House wants to see families struggling. However, I repeat that children living in workless households are about five times more likely to be in…05 Feb 2024HANSARDCost of Living: Food BanksAs I said, the reasons that people use food banks are complex and varied, as all the research indicates. We offer support through cost of living payments and the household support…05 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted to do so on my tour of England. I could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. My father is an engineer. It is a fantastic profession, and the more we can…05 Feb 2024HANSARDChild PovertyIn the latest statistics, there were 400,000 fewer children in absolute poverty after housing costs than there were in 2009-10. In this financial year, we will spend about £124…05 Feb 2024HANSARDCost of Living: Food BanksThe Government take food security very seriously and are committed to understanding and addressing food poverty. The reasons that people use food banks are complex and varied.…05 Feb 2024HANSARDCost of Living: Food BanksI point the hon. Lady to the further cost of living payments that will be going out this week to eligible households. We do not comment on future fiscal announcements.05 Feb 2024HANSARDPensions (Special Rules for End of Life) BillIt gives me great pleasure to confirm that the Government give their full support to this private Member’s Bill. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Mr Robertson)…02 Feb 2024