Oral QuestionDepartment for Work and Pensions

What steps her Department plans to take with employers to help increase economic growth.

Tabled: 28 January 2025Answered: 3 February 2025

Asked by

Melanie Onn

LabourGreat Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)

To get Britain growing again, we have to get Britain working again, and supporting employers is critical to achieving that goal. That is why last week I announced an overhaul of how the DWP helps businesses, including the introduction of a dedicated employers’ team in the DWP, ensuring that there are single account managers for businesses, so they do not have to have multiple conversations with different jobcentres, and the expansion of the number of training programmes tailored to employers’ individual needs. We are working in partnership with businesses: that is how we all go for growth.