Proceeding contribution from Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 10 March 2009. It occurred during Opposition day on Unemployment.

Unemployment

That intervention does not even merit a response. I return to the words of the Department's own report, which found that half those interviewed said that they never spoke to anyone at these interviews; instead, they just handed their forms to a receptionist for processing. The view of one claimant was:""It's just: 'okay, sign it, there's your money, go'."" Jobseekers get to the new deal after 18 months on jobseeker's allowance. One person said that he just""sat there for six months"," received no work experience or training and""spent the majority of the time playing solitaire on the computer or listening to music.""

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 489 c170
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Staff Education Business Closures Climate change Apprentices Credit Jobseeker's allowance Jobcentres Environment protection Private sector Government assistance Jobcentre Plus Economic situation Incapacity benefit Job creation Public expenditure Redundancy Working hours Standards New deal schemes Reform Unemployment Social security benefits Social security Training Young people Unemployment benefits Renewable energy
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