Debate on Wednesday, 18 January 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Margaret Ferrier. The answering members were Caroline Nokes and Margaret Greenwood.

DWP Estate

Motion that this House has considered the future of the DWP estate. Agreed to on question.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 619 cc314-340WH
Session: 2016-17
Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Future of the DWP estate
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
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Proceeding contributions: Nadine Dorries | 619 c315WH (Link to this contribution)
Given that Margaret Ferrier may speak for 20 minutes, the Minister may wind up for 10 minutes and...; Margaret Ferrier | 619 cc315-6WH (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the future of the DWP estate.
It is an ...; Patrick Grady | 619 c316WH (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon Friend on securing this debate and apologise for not being able to stay owi...; Margaret Ferrier | 619 cc316-9WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a good point. We hope that there is consensus across all parties, including ...; Justin Tomlinson | 619 c319WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Ms Dorries. I pay tribute to the hon. Me...; Carol Monaghan | 619 c319WH (Link to this contribution)
The key word in the hon. Gentleman’s speech is “community”. What we are talking about is the hear...; Justin Tomlinson | 619 c319WH (Link to this contribution)
We have to deliver the best opportunities for all people who are looking for work. I am setting o...; Natalie McGarry | 619 c320WH (Link to this contribution)
Could the hon. Gentleman clarify, if he is talking about Kazeem getting a job with Amazon, whethe...; Justin Tomlinson | 619 cc320-1WH (Link to this contribution)
This was at the Hackney community hub run by the Shaw Trust, so it would have been at Amazon ther...; Margaret Ferrier | 619 c321WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman talks about hubs. Is he suggesting that there should no longer be any security...; Justin Tomlinson | 619 cc321-2WH (Link to this contribution)
Absolutely not. Experienced organisations such as the Shaw Trust have dealt with that issue. Thei...; Natalie McGarry | 619 cc322-3WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Dorries. I thoroughly congratulate the hon....; Alison Thewliss | 619 c323WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is right to point out that Ministers trumpeted the youth hub as a success, but I ha...; Natalie McGarry | 619 cc323-5WH (Link to this contribution)
That is a fantastic point, which I no longer need to make. The response from the Government that,...; Margaret Ferrier | 619 c325WH (Link to this contribution)
Is it the case that nobody has thought to travel north at all to find out the proper distances an...; Natalie McGarry | 619 c325WH (Link to this contribution)
That is an excellent point. I believe the Minister for Employment, who took part in the previous ...; 619 c325WH (Link to this contribution); Nadine Dorries | 619 c325WH (Link to this contribution)
Order. Owing to the number of lengthy interventions, I now have to impose a time limit of five mi...; Anne McLaughlin | 619 cc325-7WH (Link to this contribution)
Thank you very much, Ms Dorries. This will test me.
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Membe...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 619 cc327-8WH (Link to this contribution)
It is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Dorries. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Me...; Carol Monaghan | 619 cc328-9WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Dorries. I thank my hon. Friend the Member ...; Jim Shannon | 619 cc329-331WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under you today, Madam Chair.
First of all, I congratulate the ho...; Nadine Dorries | 619 c331WH (Link to this contribution)
I call Chris Stephens to speak. Mr Stephens, you can have an extra minute or so.
3.27 pm; Chris Stephens | 619 cc331-2WH (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Madam Chair. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship.
I thank my hon. ...; Nadine Dorries | 619 c332WH (Link to this contribution)
Mr Stephens, you were allowed 10 minutes as the SNP spokesman. If you want to go on, you can.
...; Chris Stephens | 619 c332WH (Link to this contribution)
I could have gone on.; Nadine Dorries | 619 c332WH (Link to this contribution)
Would you like to go on?; Chris Stephens | 619 cc332-3WH (Link to this contribution)
Okay, I will.
As well as impressing the comments of Parkhead Housing Association on the Min...; Margaret Greenwood | 619 c333WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Dorries. This is yet another debate on this...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 619 c333WH (Link to this contribution)
I wish to help the hon. Lady. Perhaps the comments from the hon. Member for North Swindon were th...; Margaret Greenwood | 619 cc333-4WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for that contribution. The comments from the hon. Member for North Swi...; Nadine Dorries | 619 c334WH (Link to this contribution)
Ms Greenwood, you have 10 minutes for your speech as a Front-Bench spokesperson.; Margaret Greenwood | 619 c334WH (Link to this contribution)
Thank you. There have been several comments on the level of unemployment in the area. The latest ...; Alison Thewliss | 619 c334WH (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Lady appreciate that the jobcentres at Easterhouse, Parkhead and Bridgeton all have...; Margaret Greenwood | 619 c334WH (Link to this contribution)
That is an important point. Several Members have spoken about the difficulties people face when t...; Natalie McGarry | 619 c334WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making a very interesting point and I wonder if she shares my concern. Many peop...; Margaret Greenwood | 619 c335WH (Link to this contribution)
That is a very important point. There are also issues of confidentiality and people being put in ...; Caroline Nokes | 619 cc335-6WH (Link to this contribution)
It is, as always, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Dorries. I add my congratulatio...; Chris Stephens | 619 c336WH (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Natalie McGarry | 619 c336WH (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Caroline Nokes | 619 c336WH (Link to this contribution)
Everyone wishes to intervene at once. I give way to the hon. Lady.; Natalie McGarry | 619 c336WH (Link to this contribution)
At a meeting we had before Christmas with members of the DWP, we were told that co-location would...; Caroline Nokes | 619 c336WH (Link to this contribution)
When I have been visiting jobcentres up and down the country, I do not recognise a toxic brand. I...; Chris Stephens | 619 c336WH (Link to this contribution)
If co-location is such a good thing, why was there no consultation with the local authorities and...; Caroline Nokes | 619 c336WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Of course the DWP works hard with the Scottish G...; Carol Monaghan | 619 c337WH (Link to this contribution)
Of course, Anniesland College no longer exists—it is Glasgow Clyde College and has been for a num...; Caroline Nokes | 619 c337WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for pointing that out to me.
A key ambition of the DWP is to enable c...; Ronnie Cowan | 619 c337WH (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Margaret Greenwood | 619 c337WH (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Caroline Nokes | 619 c337WH (Link to this contribution)
I will give way to the Opposition spokesperson, but this really must be the last time.; Margaret Greenwood | 619 c337WH (Link to this contribution)
I may be pre-empting what the Minister is going to say. She has talked about online access severa...; Caroline Nokes | 619 c337WH (Link to this contribution)
As I said at the outset, 90% of UC claims are now successfully managed by our claimants.; Ronnie Cowan | 619 c337WH (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Caroline Nokes | 619 c338WH (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry; I am not going to give way.
After 20 years, the private finance initiative cont...; Stewart Malcolm McDonald | 619 c338WH (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way on that point?; Caroline Nokes | 619 cc338-9WH (Link to this contribution)
I am sorry, I will not.
Equality analysis involves us considering the likely or actual effe...; Nadine Dorries | 619 c339WH (Link to this contribution)
Order. Please allow the Minister to speak.; Caroline Nokes | 619 c339WH (Link to this contribution)
The claimants must come first in the service we deliver to them. We must also deliver value to ta...; Alison Thewliss | 619 c339WH (Link to this contribution)
There are six minutes left.; Nadine Dorries | 619 cc339-340WH (Link to this contribution)
Order. There are six minutes left because the official spokesman for the Scottish National party ...; Margaret Ferrier | 619 c340WH (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Ms Dorries. I would like to thank—[Interruption.]; Nadine Dorries | 619 c340WH (Link to this contribution)
Order. I will address the chuntering from your Back Benchers. Time limits on speeches are limited...; Margaret Ferrier | 619 c340WH (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Ms Dorries. I thank all hon. Members for their contributions to my debate. However, I ...; Ronnie Cowan | 619 c340WH (Link to this contribution)
Talking about not getting answers to questions, I did not get the opportunity to put my question....; Margaret Ferrier | 619 c340WH (Link to this contribution)
I think my hon. Friend has just put that question very succinctly. He has two jobcentres in his a...
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