Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Diana Johnson and Jonathan Brash

Monday 8th December 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jonathan Brash (Hartlepool) (Lab)]

Since the general election, the number of people claiming universal credit in my constituency has fallen by 7.3%. Does the Minister agree that central to this Government’s mission of getting people back into work is that it must reach every part of the country, including those areas that have been let down for far too long?

[Dame Diana Johnson]

My hon. Friend is exactly right. At the mayors council on Thursday, we were discussing this very point about ensuring that all parts of the country benefit from employment opportunities for their local people.