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Employment Minister Tony McNulty will be answering your questionsEmployment Minister Tony McNulty will be answering your questions
As part of a series on Britain's jobless, the BBC will be putting some of your questions to Employment Minister Tony McNulty.As part of a series on Britain's jobless, the BBC will be putting some of your questions to Employment Minister Tony McNulty.
Redundancies are rising and unemployment is regularly in the headlines, having reached an 11-year high at 1.82 million last month.Redundancies are rising and unemployment is regularly in the headlines, having reached an 11-year high at 1.82 million last month.
The government is planning to introduce new measures to force benefits claimants back to work. The government is planning to introduce new measures that would force more benefit claimants to prepare for work or face losing payments.
Mr McNulty, who is also the minister for welfare reform, will be answering your questions - what would you like to ask him?Mr McNulty, who is also the minister for welfare reform, will be answering your questions - what would you like to ask him?
What do you make of the government's plans to get people back to work? What about the long-term unemployed? Are you out of work or receiving benefits? What questions would you put to Tony McNulty?What do you make of the government's plans to get people back to work? What about the long-term unemployed? Are you out of work or receiving benefits? What questions would you put to Tony McNulty?
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