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Commons · Question 30095 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 17 Feb 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to encourage people on long-term sickness back to work.

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 17 Feb 2025

Backed by £240m investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched on 26 November will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate. We are committed to reforming the syste...