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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Conservative party, which left a broken welfare system that is failing the people who depend on it and taxpayers, had 14 years to put it right. We know what their legacy is.…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleThe hon. Lady makes a really important point, and it is one that mayors and local leaders raise with us regularly, as well as families who are struggling and children and young…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleAbsolutely, and the hon. Gentleman will indeed be hearing more about our plans, which will include proper employment support to help people on a pathway to success. We also have…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleI join the hon. Lady in congratulating TOC; it sounds like it is doing fantastic work. On Friday, I was talking to the headteacher of a special needs school near my constituency,…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleThe hon. Lady had 14 years to solve the problem and the Conservatives’ record is clear: nearly 1 million young people not in education, employment or training, which is one in…17 Mar 2025HANSARDNEET Young PeopleConservative Members had no plan. Even their own former Chancellor admitted that the numbers were made up. The only thing they put forward were proposals on the work capability…17 Mar 2025HANSARDSupporting Disabled People into WorkMany disabled people want to work but were written off and failed by the last Government. Our work aspirations survey of health and disability claimants found that a third wanted…17 Mar 2025HANSARDSupporting Disabled People into WorkI say to my hon. Friend and his constituent that treating people with dignity and respect is absolutely at the heart of this Government’s plans. Having been a constituency MP for…17 Mar 2025HANSARDSupporting Disabled People into WorkI agree with a lot of what the right hon. Gentleman says. Patience is never my greatest virtue, but I ask him and the House to be patient and to look at the full proposals, which…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week is Sign Language Week, and my right hon. Friend the Minister for Social Security and Disability will be speaking in the Backbench Business debate to mark Sign Language…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the work that Crumbs is doing in my hon. Friend’s constituency. I want to ensure not only that we overhaul our jobcentres, have a new youth guarantee, and join up work,…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady will have to show a little patience. She talks about plans, but we have seen her and the shadow Chancellor, the right hon. Member for Central Devon (Mel Stride),…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAbsolutely. The child poverty strategy is looking widely at how we can: increase people’s incomes, including through work; reduce costs; ensure families are more financially…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat from a member of a Government who left one in 10 working-age people on a sickness and disability benefit, one in eight young people not in education, employment or training,…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe will never get this country growing again unless we provide good jobs, hope and opportunity in every part of the country, including my hon. Friend’s constituency. He knows that…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI say to the hon. Gentleman, just as my right hon. Friend the Minister for Social Security and Disability has said, that we know there will always be people who cannot work…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere will be no greater representative for her constituents than my hon. Friend, who rightly said that they want the right chances, choices and support to work, as anyone else…17 Mar 2025HANSARDHousehold Support FundThis Government are committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to drive up opportunity and drive down poverty across the UK. At the autumn Budget, we announced a one-year £742…04 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployers: Economic GrowthI know that my hon. Friend is passionate about helping more people into work. Youth unemployment in her constituency is almost twice the national average, so it is essential for…03 Feb 2025HANSARDEmployers: Economic GrowthYes. I would like to say a massive thanks to Tu Mundo for all the work it is doing. There is a lot of evidence that work placements or work experience are a really important way…03 Feb 2025