Debates between Henry Smith and Rob Butler during the 2019 Parliament

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Debate between Henry Smith and Rob Butler
Tuesday 18th October 2022

(1 year, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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T7. I very much welcome the Department for Work and Pensions having a dedicated team in my constituency to ensure that ex-offenders find gainful employment. May I seek assurances from the Ministry of Justice that that collaborative work to rehabilitate ex-offenders will continue?

Rob Butler Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Rob Butler)
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I thank my hon. Friend for that question, to which the short answer is yes, it absolutely will. It is a priority for this Government to increase the proportion of prison leavers in sustainable employment. We work closely with DWP to do that via its network of prison work coaches. We are also committed to working with the Department to improve access to universal credit.

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