Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

What assessment she has made of the impact of job centres on economic growth.

Tabled: 28 January 2025Answered: 3 February 2025

Asked by

Lee Pitcher

LabourDoncaster East and the Isle of Axholme

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Employment (Alison McGovern)

Increasing employment and helping people into good work is essential to growing our economy, which is why our “Get Britain Working” plan sets out our vision to reform jobcentres and build a new jobs and careers service that will meet the different needs of local labour markets, people and businesses.