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HANSARDKickstart Scheme: Young PeopleI thank my hon. Friend for raising the scheme, which is really positive news for his constituency, adding to much similar work there. Our work coach recruitment is now open in…14 Sept 2020HANSARDKickstart Scheme: Young PeopleI am delighted with the interest in the kickstart scheme across the country, including in rural areas, and including smaller companies in that is key. We want applicants from…14 Sept 2020HANSARDKickstart Scheme: Young PeopleMy hon. Friend is exactly right, and we are rolling out youth hubs across the country so that our young people can access that important wider support. Those hubs will be…14 Sept 2020HANSARDEmployment Opportunities: Post LockdownI met the Mayor of London and some of his team as part of the M9 Group engagement with key stakeholders and other Government Departments on the importance of local recovery plans…14 Sept 2020HANSARDEmployment Opportunities: Post LockdownI thank my hon. Friend for raising that point about the critical role in turning London around. Dotty’s Teahouse sounds like a really lovely place to pop down to, to see whether…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We are investing £10 million of European social fund support to get 20,000 disadvantaged people across England who are without access to the…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, no one will get away with giving false information. Those who are found to have been abusing the system are subject to the full extent of our enforcement powers, and the…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, let us remind ourselves of where we were in January. We entered the pandemic with employment at a record high of 33 million. The hon. Lady’s area is on my list to visit: we…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI could not be more excited about what we are doing near my hon. Friend’s constituency, which is a key local example of cross-Government and local partnership. We have an…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have had unprecedented Government intervention since we headed into the coronavirus crisis. Last week, I met G20 Ministers who were hoping to learn from what we have done in…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for raising kickstart. This is a huge programme for young people, providing 25 hours a week and an opportunity to get a foot on the employment ladder. We do…14 Sept 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI go back to our £30 billion plan for jobs. We have to move forward, absolutely understanding what we learned coming into this pandemic—that we have the highest employment rate…14 Sept 2020HANSARDEmployment Support: Local Labour MarketWe recognise that some areas and some sectors of the economy have been more affected than others by the pandemic. The DWP, along with other Government Departments, will continue…14 Sept 2020HANSARDEmployment Support: Local Labour MarketOur jobcentres have remained open throughout the pandemic, making more than 250,000 calls a week to claimants to help them look for work, and supporting those vulnerable claimants…14 Sept 2020HANSARDEmployment Support: Local Labour MarketMy hon. Friend has just outlined the work that Greater Manchester jobcentre has already done with key partners to ensure that the reach of our rapid response and redundancy…14 Sept 2020HANSARDUnemployment TrendsUnemployment was little changed over the second quarter, with the latest official Office for National Statistics figures showing it at 1.3 million. This is due to the…14 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Protection of Young WorkersWe have supported people to make a claim for universal credit if they have lost their jobs. We are strengthening our youth offer for 18 to 24-year-olds. This includes introducing…22 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Women Born in the 1950sThe Government have introduced significant measures to help mitigate the financial impact of covid-19. We are committed to providing financial support for people when they need it…22 Jul 2020HANSARDLow-income Families: Equity of OpportunityThe evidence is understood that early language and learning skills have a fundamental impact on a child’s education and future life chances. The Government are bringing in extra…22 Jul 2020HANSARDLow-income Families: Equity of OpportunityThe Government are committed to helping individuals from low-income families to progress at work and to a system to increase their incomes and level up opportunities. The…22 Jul 2020