Monday 23rd January 2023

(1 year, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mims Davies Portrait Mims Davies
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My right hon. Friend is exactly right. We have heard about the cost of living challenge, but this is a global challenge; it is not only for us. We absolutely need to work together so that every family is doing better.

Jerome Mayhew Portrait Jerome Mayhew (Broadland) (Con)
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The best solution for low-income families is not increases in universal credit but access to better-paid employment, so will the Minister join me in encouraging the 1,130 universal credit claimants in Broadland to come to my jobs fair on 10 March at Taverham High School?

Mims Davies Portrait Mims Davies
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I love a jobs fair; I have another one coming up in March in my own constituency of Mid Sussex. Opening up opportunities for people just down the road can often make the difference, and I applaud my hon. Friend for doing this. Every Member should be having their own jobs fair.