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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"When the Minister joins me on Wednesday in my constituency for her meeting with employers at my jobs fair, she will learn that many of them have started and wish to continue apprenticeships for the over-50s. Does she see a role for the Government in extending the programme to over-50s, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2015
Compulsory Jobs Guarantee

"With some skilful editing, I shall proceed, Mr Deputy Speaker, and it is a pleasure to proceed after the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (Dr Whiteford).

I would like quickly to set the scene in Enfield North, where, I am pleased to say, we have seen unemployment down by …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Feb 2015
Compulsory Jobs Guarantee

"Given the right hon. Gentleman’s faith in the private sector in rallying to his scheme, is he not perturbed by the Institute of Directors saying that it

“does not bear much scrutiny”?

It continued:

“Wage subsidies for employers are not the source of sustainable jobs.”

With that in mind, will …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2014
Housing Benefit (Abolition of Social Sector Size Criteria)

"I will have plenty to say later...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 08 Dec 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Many unemployed people have been helped back to work by the Government’s excellent apprenticeships scheme. Will the Minister consider extending the scheme to include people who are over 50 so that we can help older people as well?..."
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Written Question
Jobcentres
Friday 5th December 2014

Asked by: Nick de Bois (Conservative - Enfield North)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department issues to jobcentres on their obligation to provide interpreter services.

Answered by Esther McVey

To meet the Department’s duties under Equality Act 2010 we make suitable provision to communicate with claimants and customers who do not speak English or Welsh (for people residing in Wales), or who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired. We have policy and procedures in place for staff to provide an interpreter for claimants and customers where there is a requirement to do so.

The Department has issued internal communications to staff on Interpreting Services and has embedded the policy and procedures into internal guidance. Staff use this guidance to know how to recognise when a customer or claimant is in need of an interpreter and how to make the appropriate arrangements.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 03 Nov 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"T9. Ministers will be aware that another first for this side of the House is the launch of the Enfield over-50s jobs forum, helping to break down the barriers of getting older people back into work. Will Ministers meet me and support the vast number of local and national companies …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 01 Sep 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Although unemployment in my constituency is down a welcome 35% and youth unemployment is down by 40%, unemployment among those over 50 has stubbornly not reduced by the same rate. Will the Minister therefore endorse and welcome Enfield North’s first online older employees forum, which we have set up, along …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"8. What assessment he has made of recent trends in employment figures...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 31 Mar 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"In my constituency, there have been 60 new enterprise allowance take-ups, and there have been 200 across the borough of Enfield. Will the Minister update me on her plans for continuing that scheme? Will she also update the House on the scheme’s progress across the country?..."
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