Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions

Oral Answers to Questions

John Bercow Excerpts
Monday 13th May 2019

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amber Rudd Portrait Amber Rudd
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I can confirm that employment prospects have never been brighter in Kettering, particularly with the strong advocacy of such an excellent Member of Parliament.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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The hon. Gentleman can luxuriate in the lather of the praise conferred on him by the Secretary of State. Make sure it is bottled and keep it for a long time, man.

Barry Sheerman Portrait Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)
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The question of women’s employment is very important to me. Is the Secretary of State’s Department doing long-term planning? Has she seen the recent research from Sheffield University and King’s College London that says that the very areas that voted leave will be the hardest hit post-Brexit, with a 17% to 20% decrease in GDP? Is her Department getting ready for this terrible situation?

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Will Quince Portrait Will Quince
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I thank the hon. Lady for her question. Being relatively new in post, I have not had those conversations as yet, but I do work very closely with my counterpart at the Ministry of Justice and will be having such conversations.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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We look forward to an update in due course and we are grateful to the hon. Gentleman.

Steve Double Portrait Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) (Con)
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18. What steps her Department has taken to increase working people’s income through universal credit in this financial year.