PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF BE ONSITE'S MIND THE GAP PROJECT FOR OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS (14 May 2018)

That this House congratulates Lendlease’s not-for-profit company, Be Onsite, on the first anniversary of its Mind the Gap project, working with offenders and ex-offenders; welcomes its cooperation with the Construction Industry Training Board to deliver this £1 million project; supports Be Onsite's aim to reduce re-offending by developing an infrastructure to deliver long-term construction training and support for 400 businesses; encourages more businesses to develop employer-led pathways into work for offenders and ex-offenders; and calls on the Government to do more to help offenders and ex­-offenders back in to the workplace.

Sponsored by:
Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)