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HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentWill my hon. Friend give way?18 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe delivery of the urgently needed and far too long-awaited town centre revitalisation in Burgess Hill is an absolute priority for me. Nearby, 3,500 homes are coming forward,…14 Jul 2022HANSARDCareers Guidance in SchoolsThank you, Ms Rees, for calling me to speak in this really interesting debate. I also thank the hon. Member for Weaver Vale (Mike Amesbury) for approaching it in exactly the right…13 Jul 2022HANSARDCareers Guidance in SchoolsDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that there is an opportunity to link local economies, the labour market and businesses with apprenticeships if schools can organise that before…13 Jul 2022HANSARDCareers Guidance in SchoolsI say to my hon. Friend that there is nothing wrong with being an employer. We need people to take those risks, opportunities and leadership roles, but they have to have the…13 Jul 2022HANSARDCareers Guidance in SchoolsYes, I agree with my hon. Friend, but I am conscious of the need not to overburden schools. Let us find the bridge here—the career services and the links to the local labour…13 Jul 2022HANSARDUnemployed People: Help into WorkI congratulate the Secretary of State and her updated DWP team on their successes up and down the country. It is okay that it is my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Alcohol TaxationI thank my hon. Friend for raising the long-term and managerial career opportunities in the sector, and for raising the charitable good will and fundraising that happens in many…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementMy hon. Friend speaks with knowledge and clarity about these crimes, and about the impact on constituents and the global impact—the two are very much interlinked. Many of my…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Alcohol TaxationThis issue has been specifically raised with me by Bolney Wine Estate, on which the duty particularly impacts, along with other nearby producers, such as Ridgeview, which is on…07 Jul 2022HANSARD DWP Office ClosuresI thank the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) for securing the debate and for his immense interest in this issue, and I also note his register of interests…23 Jun 2022HANSARD DWP Office ClosuresI understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, and I will go on to say how we are managing this and the opportunities that hybrid working affords us and our staff and how it supports…23 Jun 2022HANSARD DWP Office ClosuresLet me take the hon. Gentleman back to the point that I just made with regard to Glasgow Springburn. A total of 138 people are moving to Atlantic Quay. In terms of the…23 Jun 2022HANSARD DWP Office ClosuresThe hon. Gentleman keeps interrupting me. I can assure him that I will get to that in good time. Let me just follow through on this and then I will reply to his question. Let me…23 Jun 2022HANSARD DWP Office ClosuresI am trying to give some context and to reiterate to the hon. Gentleman that the DWP is the biggest public service Department. The current issue is that we occupy 20% of the civil…23 Jun 2022HANSARDClosure of Seaham DWP OfficeAn overarching equality assessment has been completed, which considers the impact on all DWP colleagues. This has been made available for the House in the Library, and I am also…06 Jun 2022HANSARDKickstart Scheme ClosureI will happily write to the hon. Gentleman with the correct numbers on this. Some 162,600 lives have been transformed at the most challenging time, with well over 200,000…06 Jun 2022HANSARDKickstart Scheme ClosureMy hon. Friend rightly highlights the success of the kickstart scheme. I know she has had personal involvement in supporting young people in her constituency. Building on that…06 Jun 2022HANSARDKickstart Scheme ClosureI can reassure my hon. Friend on that. In Wolverhampton, our jobcentres host an employers’ zone, which allows local businesses with vacancies and key training providers to meet…06 Jun 2022HANSARDKickstart Scheme ClosureMy hon. Friend is right. The scheme has transformed how we recruit everybody, including our young people. Our DWP employment advisers are working closely with employers to meet…06 Jun 2022