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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Sep 2014
Discretionary Social Fund (Redcar and Cleveland)

"The hon. Gentleman has mentioned the funds that have not been spent yet, which I believe are at about the £465,000 mark. The council has said that it is carrying those funds forward to use for future allocations. Does the hon. Gentleman believe that that is a wise course of …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 10 Sep 2014
Discretionary Social Fund (Redcar and Cleveland)

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Written Question

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Tuesday 13th May 2014

Asked by: Tom Blenkinsop (Labour - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what underspend there has been on the Youth Contract scheme; and how any such underspend has been used.

Answered by Esther McVey

The Government has announced a number of measures to reallocate the Youth Contract underspend.

In July 2013, the Deputy Prime Minister announced that out of the £1 billion initially allocated to the Youth Contract, £50 million of underspend would be made available to City Deals to support local youth initiatives. Additionally £5m of funding was made available to the devolved administrations to support further youth schemes.

Funding of £35 million was also allocated to extend the successful New Enterprise Allowance scheme. The scheme has already helped over 40,000 people start up their own business. A further £20m was allocated for start-up loans.

Further funds were allocated to enable pilots for 18-21 year olds with low levels of skills including maths and English, and 16/17 year olds to receive help from Jobcentre Plus.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Mar 2014
Quality Workplace Pensions

"Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker.

I find the Minister’s statement fascinating given that he said only recently that putting a cap on pensions was like trying to put

“a price cap on a tin of baked beans”.

I wonder whether he read this in yesterday’s Financial Times:

“Labour led …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Job Insecurity

"My hon. Friend is making an excellent argument. In 2011, employers spent £1,680 per employee on skills and training, but that has fallen to £1,590 this year. Does my hon. Friend think that has anything to do with the £54 billion fall in investment in SMEs since 2011?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Feb 2014
Job Insecurity

"The Office for National Statistics estimated that 0.57% of the working population were on zero-hours contracts in 2010 and that by 2012 that had leapt to 0.84%, so it almost doubled in that two-year period under this Government...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Oct 2013
Pensions Bill

"Silver bullets...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2013
Benefits and Food Banks (County Durham)

"In Tees Valley, which is partly covered by my hon. Friend’s constituency, we are aware that unemployment for 16 to 24-year-olds is above 32%, long-term claimants of jobseeker’s allowance have more than doubled since mid-2010, and Middlesbrough council estimates that 10,000 children are now living in poverty. We also know …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Nov 2012
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What assessment she has made of the differential effect of unemployment across age groups...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Nov 2012
Oral Answers to Questions

"Over the past two years, long-term unemployment among young women increased by 412% on Teesside, with 640 women aged 24 and under claiming jobseeker’s allowance for more than 12 months. Does the Minister agree with figures from the Office for National Statistics which show that under this Government, long-term youth …..."
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