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Lord Harper (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 March 2026

Debate

Access to Work Fund

Contribution

My Lords, when I was in the Minister’s position and responsible for this scheme, one of the problems we had was getting enough people to take advantage of the scheme. I urge her, although it is challenging, to take as a win the fact that demand is very high and to make the argument with the Treasury that getting people into work is a net benefit to the public finances. I assure her that, if she makes that argument, she will get cross-party support for it. Access to Work is a fantastic scheme and I look forward to the changes she is able to make to enable it to get more people into work, whether they are in a workplace or working from home, where that may suit them best.

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