The last time Mark visited Seetec in 2001 the business had under 200 employees and operated predominately in the South East. Since then Seetec’s landscape has changed dramatically over the last 9 years. The business now employs over 700 staff across the country making Seetec one of if not the largest private sector employer in the Rayleigh constituency.

Mark was interested to learn about how Seetec operate locally and nationally supporting communities with a range of employment and training programmes.

Having recently spent time at the Jobcentre Plus office in Rayleigh Mark was keen to learn how Seetec work with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and Learning Skills Council to find people sustainable employment and support businesses up skill or re train employees.

Mark was interested to hear about Seetec views on the Conservative Party’s plans for welfare reform and in particular the proposals outlined in ‘Get Britain Working’. Mark was also able to forward some of our more detailed questions around the Conservatives proposed Work Programme in writing to Teresa May the Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

About Mark Francois

Mark was born in Islington in 1965 and moved to Basildon with his parents in 1971 and now lives in Rayleigh.

Mark’s political career began in local government, when he was elected to Basildon District Council in 1991 for the Langdon Hills Ward.

He was elected to Parliament as the MP for Rayleigh in June 2001. He nearly doubled his majority at the 2005 general election.