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HANSARDYoung JobseekersI thank the hon. Gentleman for visiting that fantastic jobcentre. We have jobcentres doing that work up and down the country, and it is crucial that 100,000 young people are…08 Nov 2021HANSARDYoung JobseekersThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point that will be picked up in the evaluation. The hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Steve McCabe) mentioned the fact that we should…08 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsJobcentres work directly with local employers using programmes such as SWAPs to fill those vacancies and gaps. We are providing training and work experience, and a guaranteed…08 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that the Government will publish the response to that report by the end of the year. It will help his constituents and all those facing…08 Nov 2021HANSARDExpanding Our Services UpdateOn 23 March 2021, I outlined how, as part of the Government’s commitment to support people back into work, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was expanding its services by…21 Oct 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI will make some progress, because I think it is important to talk about the 1 million vacancies that we have in our economy. We have jobs in growing and emerging sectors; we have…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI would say, “Talk to your work coach.” We heard from two hon. Members from Liverpool today. I was in the Toxteth jobcentre meeting the first people taking the digital online…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in this important and wide-ranging debate. I will endeavour to respond to as many points raised as possible in the time…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyI thank my hon. Friend, and she gives me the opportunity to speak about our unwavering support for the most vulnerable people in our society. Week in and week out, the doors of…21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyAbsolutely: jobs, jobs, jobs is the right message, but very little of that has been heard in the Chamber this afternoon from those on the Opposition Benches. On jobs fairs, it is…21 Sept 2021HANSARDKickstart SchemeDWP has worked closely with Adecco Working Ventures to help support young people via kickstart. As a gateway-plus, it plays an important role in allowing sole traders and other…13 Sept 2021HANSARDSupport for Older JobseekersI am pleased to share with my hon. Friend and the House the fact that in May, a littler earlier in the year, I launched a key partnership with Google offering free IT training for…13 Sept 2021HANSARDSupport for Older JobseekersThe Department’s focus on 50 PLUS: Choices, alongside our plan for jobs, provides funding to ensure that more people of all ages get tailored support. That includes programmes…13 Sept 2021HANSARDSupport for Older JobseekersA green recovery presents a significant opportunity for UK workers of all ages to benefit from increasing employment opportunities, including those clean growth sectors. The DWP…13 Sept 2021HANSARDKickstart SchemeI am sorry to hear about the hon. Lady’s challenges in Gower. We have got 69,000 young people into work, and it is not as simple as getting any young person into any job. We have…13 Sept 2021HANSARDSupport for Young JobseekersWe are absolutely working across Government; we also have our enhanced DWP youth offer, which is a programme of 13 weeks of intensive support to address key barriers and drive…13 Sept 2021HANSARDSupport for Young JobseekersThrough the enhanced Department for Work and Pensions youth offer, we are providing targeted interventions to help young people to gain new skills, build confidence and move into…13 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit UpliftYouth hubs are crucial; we have heard about one in Darwen and one in Barrow. My hon. Friend will be aware that the DWP is focused on the multibillion-pound intervention that is…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend will be pleased to know that we are currently working across Government to understand local labour market needs and opportunities, and to understand how best to…13 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Lady for making that point. The benefit cap is there to provide a strong work incentive, to be fair for those people who are hard-working and tax-paying, and to…13 Sept 2021