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HANSARDYoung JobseekersThe opportunity to speak about youth hubs is too tempting. We have 150 new youth hubs across the DWP, crucially bringing together local partners from employment, training and…13 Dec 2021HANSARDProgression out of Low-paid JobsI agree with my hon. Friend. The extensive support that the Government have offered through our plan for jobs has protected, supported and created jobs in Don Valley and beyond.…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersMy hon. Friend is such an assiduous Member of Parliament in standing up for Ynys Môn—I salute her for that. We have been working through the local jobcentre. In fact, she helped…13 Dec 2021HANSARDYoung JobseekersWe are investing in tailored work coach support for young people claiming universal credit and searching for work through our enhanced DWP youth offer. As of 5 December, as…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersI thank the hon. Gentleman for everything he has mentioned, because we are doing that across the UK in 150 brand-new youth hubs. If he will listen to my answer, I hope he will…13 Dec 2021HANSARDProgression out of Low-paid JobsI understand that it is around 60% of the median wage. The reality is that through kickstart, there will be young people in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency who will have got on…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe DWP and the Department for Education are working with other Government Departments on priority sector action plans in construction, digital, manufacturing, care and logistics.…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI believe it may be more appropriate for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the Department for Education to respond to this question, but I will happily flag up to the DfE…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersThrough my hon. Friend’s Jobcentre Plus support and the flexibilities I described in DWP TAP, his constituents can now access level 3 courses for free, skills boot camps and other…13 Dec 2021HANSARDHelp for Jobseekers: Local Employers and Skills ProvidersWe absolutely measure the outcomes of all our programmes, particularly the sector-based work academy programmes. Of course, skills are devolved in Scotland. In my recent…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe DWP helps fill vacancies directly with work coach support through our plan for jobs programmes, including via the sector-based work academy programmes, and kickstart. We have…08 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Claimants: SupportOur plan for jobs provides tailored support for people of all ages, helping them to prepare for, get into and progress in work. The additional 13,500 work coaches whom we have…08 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Claimants: SupportI think we have heard across the Chamber that the way out of poverty and the way to make progress is through a pay packet, which gives people so much more than just pay: it gives…08 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Claimants: SupportLong-term unemployment is a devolved matter for the Scottish Government to attend to, but I am delighted that my right hon. Friend has raised this important matter. We at the DWP…08 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit Claimants: SupportThe hon. Lady should raise the issue with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, because employee rights are a matter for that Department. However, she has…08 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung JobseekersA year since the first placements began, almost 100,000 young people have started a kickstart role. I am delighted that kickstart will now continue through to March next year,…08 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung JobseekersWe are absolutely determined that no region is left behind, and we have invested in and strengthened our support offer, as I have outlined. My hon. Friend will be pleased to know…08 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung JobseekersI like to think it was tenacious Tim and me together working on the hospitality shift. I know my hon. Friend is passionate about youth employment, and we did enjoy that visit. He…08 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung JobseekersMy hon. Friend is right on this. We have one youth hub opening today in Eastleigh and another in nearby Romsey; crucially, they are working in partnership with councils. Along…08 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung JobseekersMy daughter started her first job today, on £9.50 an hour. She is delighted and she is doing that alongside her studies. I understand the challenge on different wage rates, but…08 Nov 2021