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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Job Vacancies: Rother Valley

Monday 24 April 2023 · 2 questions

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • The jobcentres in Rother Valley are actively working to fill local job vacancies.
  • The Minister praised Alexander Stafford for holding the most job fairs and supporting constituents in finding job opportunities.
  • The Minister highlighted the Budget package's enhanced care support for working parents and investment in people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Alexander Stafford
Employment Benefits & Welfare
Context

The MP is concerned about filling job vacancies in the Rother Valley constituency.

Question

What steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in Rother Valley constituency?

Answer from Guy Opperman

The jobcentres across Rother Valley have been doing some amazing work to fill local vacancies and bring greater employment to the local area. Our Budget package of enhanced care support for working parents and investment in people with disabilities and long-term health conditions will make a massive difference, on top of the sector-based work academies and skills boot camps that are available for further training.

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Not addressed: Specific steps to address job vacancies were not provided; instead, general initiatives were mentioned.

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Q2 Alexander Stafford
Employment
Context

The MP has been actively promoting employment opportunities in Rother Valley through initiatives like job fairs.

Question

I thank the Minister for that answer. Obviously, jobs are one of the most important ways of getting people out of poverty and growing household incomes. That is why I held three job fairs last year and sent a leaflet round to every constituent telling them how to get job opportunities in Rother Valley. Another job fair is coming up next month, aimed at older people and young people coming into employment, and I would be grateful if the Minister could come along. Getting older people over the age of 50 and younger people who are just leaving school into jobs is incredibly important. What further steps are this Government taking to ensure that younger people and older people have great job opportunities?

Answer from Guy Opperman

I think my hon. Friend has the record for the most job fairs and doing the greatest amount of work I know with the local DWP. He is doing a fantastic job as a doughty champion for Rother Valley and I support the work he is doing. There is no doubt that, whether it is through the youth hubs making a massive difference to younger workers, the older persons' jobs fairs being held up and down the country or the hundreds of jobs fairs that have been held since the Budget last year, we are massively driving things forward to ensure that in Rother Valley and across the wider country we have much greater employment.

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Not addressed: Specific steps for younger and older individuals were not detailed; instead, general initiatives were mentioned.

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