Job Vacancies St Austell and Newquay 2024-05-13
2024-05-13
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Q1
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The question arises from the need to address job vacancies in local areas.
What steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in St Austell and Newquay constituency?
I know that my hon. Friend knows what a fantastic job his jobcentres do. This month, St Austell is running a sector-based placement with Crown Rail, offering guaranteed interviews to those who complete the training. Newquay jobcentre has worked brilliantly to bring in 20 new employers, who are using the jobcentre regularly to help fill their vacancies.
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The local employment rate is above the national average, but there are new opportunities in renewable energy and other sectors that need to be grasped by local people.
Through their hard work and under the leadership and policies of the Government, we have achieved an 80.2% employment rate locally, which is well above the national average. We also have some great opportunities for the jobs of the future coming through in renewable energy, lithium extraction and the space sector. What more are the Government doing to ensure that local people in Cornwall can grasp those opportunities?
My hon. Friend is a formidable champion for his area. As we speak, our partnership team is working with local employers such as Naked Solar to design sector-based work programmes and fill potential vacancies. I am keen to work with him and his neighbours, because the areas that he named are all good for the high-wage jobs that his constituents deserve.
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There is a need to extend employment support to economically inactive individuals who are not claiming benefits.
One helpful change would be to extend access to employment support to economically inactive people in St Austell and Newquay who are not claiming benefits and do not have access to that support. Will the Minister consider that as a step towards increasing the prospects of filling the current job vacancies?
We have extended the restart scheme for another couple of years, making sure that everybody who walks through the doors of our jobcentres is met by a work coach. What we need to do is ensure that they have the time to look at that bespoke support.
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The minister did not directly address whether she will consider extending employment support to economically inactive individuals.
We Have Extended The Restart Scheme For Another Couple Of Years
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