UNLOCK EMPLOYMENT

That this House notes the work of Unlock Employment, based in Govan, Glasgow, a social enterprise and community-based organisation which seeks to help the disadvantaged in the community, be it the unemployed or under-employed, into employment; supports its delivery of its people-based services across employability, skills and training, including reliable solutions to support people to obtain real employer-led skills, information, advice and guidance, job opportunities, vocational training, as well as a comprehensive in-work support service; recognises the specialised work it does to support ex-offenders who are seeking help into employment, including a range of services aimed at empowering its clients to change their own lives for the better; praises it for the work it carries out to support local organisations with advice and practical solutions so they are better able to deliver employability guidance for their clients; congratulates Unlock Employment on being shortlisted for the finals of The Great British Entrepreneur for Good Awards 2018; and wishes it every success in the final towards the end of 2018.