Oral Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
“What steps she is taking to support the commercialisation of science and technology research in the North East.”
Tabled: 27 April 2023Answered: 3 May 2023
Asked by
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour — City of Durham
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Employment (Alison McGovern)
If a person is out of work and is offered a job, they are required to accept appropriate work that is offered to them. The focus of our Get Britain Working reforms is to address the current situation whereby nearly 3 million people are out of work sick and not actively looking for work, and 1.7 million people are out of work but are not getting the help they deserve from the existing jobcentre system.