Part of Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons at on 17 March 2025.
Alison McGovern
The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions
In the year to September 2024, 4.7% of working-age people were unemployed in Stoke-on-Trent, but as I said earlier, that often masks bigger problems relating to economic inactivity, frequently caused by ill health. We propose to join up work, health and skills support, and to ensure that local areas throughout England have “Get Britain Working” plans so that every part of the country has a plan to grow.