Payroll Employees Economic Growth 2023-02-07
2023-02-07
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Q1
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Unemployment is at a record low of 3.7%, but there are labour shortages due to rising inactivity among working-age individuals.
If he will make an assessment of the potential contribution of payroll employees to supporting economic growth, given that unemployment is at a record low and there are labour shortages due to rising inactivity among working-age individuals.
Unemployment is at a record low of 3.7%, although we recognise that there are labour shortages due, in part, to a rise in working-age inactivity. Tackling that inactivity and supporting growth remains a priority for the Government, and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is working on a thorough review, which will conclude very shortly.
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The answer does not provide an assessment of payroll employees' contribution to economic growth.
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Q2
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The Government is reviewing the issue of economic inactivity, which affects people with disabilities or poor health.
Does the Minister agree that support for disability and poor health must be improved to help people start, stay, and succeed at work? Will he ensure that spending on Access to Work keeps pace, and will he look at a disability employment endowment fund?
Absolutely, I will look at that. The Government have already committed £1.3 billion of funding to help those with health conditions or disabilities to get into work and to thrive. This is a complex area with a number of interlocking factors, at which we are looking very carefully at this moment.
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The answer does not commit to specific action regarding the disability employment endowment fund or ensuring spending on Access to Work keeps pace.
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