Benefit Sanctions

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 15 July 2015.

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Photo of Priti Patel Priti Patel Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) 11:30, 15 July 2015

I return to the comments I have just made. The best route out of poverty is to increase work incentives and to support employment opportunities—having a job. To do that, we need a Government with a long-term economic plan that secures employment prospects for the country as a whole.