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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Oral Answers to Questions

Esther McVey Excerpts
Monday 19th November 2018

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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Yes, it is a very important point and one that we are well aware of. We cannot assume that everybody can, as the hon. Gentleman puts it, work a computer. We have made provision in the arrangements to ensure that people can have access and that job coaches can work with people remotely via telephone and also engage in their communities, perhaps in different places from the jobcentre. However, I will keep a careful eye on this issue to ensure that we are delivering a truly comprehensive service, so that everybody, whether they can work a computer or not, can access it.

Esther McVey Portrait Ms Esther McVey (Tatton) (Con)
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May I warmly welcome my right hon. Friend to her position and wish her every success? She will know that youth unemployment has fallen by half since 2010, so does she agree that ours is the party of opportunity and the party for young people?