Baroness Coffey corrected the Commons record on Kickstart Scheme

4 February 2021 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Work and Pensions

The words were spoken in the Commons on 25 January 2021. The correction was made by letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the right hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 4 February 2021. The figure 120,000 in the original became 110,000 in the correction, lower by 10,000. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

What steps she plans to take to increase the participation of young people in the kickstart scheme as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

Original and corrected words

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Our kickstart scheme is putting the future of young people front and centre of our plan for jobs. I have already shared with the House that over ~~120,000~~ kickstart roles have now been approved, and we want to turn those into job starts. In addition to making it simpler for employers by removing the 30-vacancy threshold for direct applications, as was set out earlier, employers who cannot currently access kickstart at all—for example, sole traders with no pay-as-you-earn systems—can now join up through the gateway-plus model that is currently provided by the Federation of Small Businesses and Adecco joint venture. It is an exciting phase as we move up a gear.	Our kickstart scheme is putting the future of young people front and centre of our plan for jobs. I have already shared with the House that over 110,000 kickstart roles have now been approved, and we want to turn those into job starts. In addition to making it simpler for employers by removing the 30-vacancy threshold for direct applications, as was set out earlier, employers who cannot currently access kickstart at all—for example, sole traders with no pay-as-you-earn systems—can now join up through the gateway-plus model that is currently provided by the Federation of Small Businesses and Adecco joint venture. It is an exciting phase as we move up a gear.

Original

Corrected

Our kickstart scheme is putting the future of young people front and centre of our plan for jobs. I have already shared with the House that over ~~120,000~~ kickstart roles have now been approved, and we want to turn those into job starts. In addition to making it simpler for employers by removing the 30-vacancy threshold for direct applications, as was set out earlier, employers who cannot currently access kickstart at all—for example, sole traders with no pay-as-you-earn systems—can now join up through the gateway-plus model that is currently provided by the Federation of Small Businesses and Adecco joint venture. It is an exciting phase as we move up a gear.

Our kickstart scheme is putting the future of young people front and centre of our plan for jobs. I have already shared with the House that over 110,000 kickstart roles have now been approved, and we want to turn those into job starts. In addition to making it simpler for employers by removing the 30-vacancy threshold for direct applications, as was set out earlier, employers who cannot currently access kickstart at all—for example, sole traders with no pay-as-you-earn systems—can now join up through the gateway-plus model that is currently provided by the Federation of Small Businesses and Adecco joint venture. It is an exciting phase as we move up a gear.

The correction in Hansard.

Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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