Oral Answers to Questions

Marco Longhi Excerpts

Monday 29th June 2020 Commons Chamber

[Dehenna Davison (Bishop Auckland) (Con)]

What steps her Department is taking to tailor employment support to local labour market conditions.

[Marco Longhi (Dudley North) (Con)]

What steps her Department is taking to tailor employment support to local labour market conditions.

[Shaun Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Con)]

What steps her Department is taking to ensure employment support is tailored to local labour market conditions.

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[Marco Longhi]

One does not need to look much further than my own constituency of Dudley North—and those of my hon. Friends the Members for West Bromwich West (Shaun Bailey), for Wolverhampton South West (Stuart Anderson) and, indeed, for Walsall North (Eddie Hughes)—to see the terrible effects over a couple of decades of globalisation. Will the Minister reassure me and the House, despite the challenges posed by this pandemic, of her commitment and her Department’s commitment to the levelling-up agenda?

[Mims Davies]

Our network of jobcentres is local and regional by design, and I mentioned earlier the place-based approach. We are ensuring that work coaches are ready to provide individualised support for claimants. The levelling-up agenda is a priority for this Government, and we have been building this into our discussions and plans when meeting Mayors, such as Andy Street, to get Britain back into work.