Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government how they plan to reform Jobcentres to ensure they are better able to support local hiring.

We are reforming Jobcentre Plus and creating a new service across Great Britain that will enable everyone to access support to find good, meaningful work, and support to help them to progress in work, including through an enhanced focus on skills and careers.

The new service will be for anyone who wants to look for work, wants help to increase their earnings, or who wants help to change their career or re-train. Employment and careers support will be available to all - not just those on benefits - who want support to find or progress in work.

We will ensure the service is responsive to local employers, inclusive for all users, and works in partnership with other local services. It will be a locally tailored and embedded service, designed to meet the different needs of local labour markets, local people and local employers. It will be an active partner with key local stakeholders and providers of services and will be flexible, operating differently in different areas to reflect local systems.