Employment
Jobs, unemployment, workers rights, minimum wage
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 349PMQs 2026-09-09
I thank the Prime Minister for visiting my constituency during the recent wildfires in Stourbridge, and for meeting affected residents, emergency workers, volunteers and council staff. Will he join me...
PMQs 2026-09-09
Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Mr Speaker—I apologise. BT Openreach identified Liverpool as one of its 30 national hubs. However, in July this year, it decided to pull out of Liverpool, leading to the ...
PMQs 2026-09-02
I applaud the Prime Minister's focus on civil society and on support for young people, but the fact is that in his time as Mayor of Greater Manchester youth employment did not improve. In fact, it got...
PMQs 2026-09-02
A wise man recently called for “good growth in every postcode and hope in every heart.” In Croydon, these cannot come soon enough. Gatwick's expansion could provide Croydon's young people with world-c...
PMQs 2026-09-02
I hope at that summit the Prime Minister will negotiate a good deal for our country, our economy and our defence, and that means rejoining the single market. North Devon's maternity unit has been clos...
PMQs 2026-07-15
Watching the Prime Minister secure his legacy this week, with the NATO summit and the Hillsborough law, I wondered if he wanted to make it a hat-trick, and support Shrewsbury college's bid for a new c...
PMQs 2026-07-08
Two years on, my constituents enjoy greater rights at work due to wage increases. Thousands are better off, children lifted from poverty, and tens of millions in funding have been given to communities...
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The right hon. and learned Gentleman is the one who is resigning because of his MPs. The Prime Minister has made many mistakes but also been let down by an Energy Secretary who is killing industry, a ...
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Why is the Government pushing an agenda that will drive tens of thousands out of work due to AI deployment by Uber? Will he arrange a meeting for discussion?...
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Can the Deputy Prime Minister tell me if these outcomes are due to business rate hikes, job tax, Employment Rights Act changes, or some combination of these factors?...
Recent Ministerial Questions
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The Minister said that Governments are elected to lead. Most people would assume that means that Ministers are elected to lead, because they are accountable to Parliament and to the people. Why, then,...
Topical Questions 2026-09-10
My constituent Simon gave 31 years' service at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, supporting the Royal Navy. He contacted Capita in March, June and July, and was assured that his pension would be sor...
Topical Questions 2026-09-10
I welcomed the announcement about reforming procurement to benefit British businesses. I met farmers in Northumberland who felt previous reforms did not benefit them as they hoped. Will the Minister j...
Topical Questions 2026-09-10
The questioner asks what specific steps the Cabinet Office is taking to ensure that the Government's new procurement rules translate into more jobs, apprenticeships, and opportunities for young people...
Topical Questions 2026-09-10
The questioner asks what steps are being taken to ensure prompt pension payments for civil servants upon retirement. The current delays are unacceptable and cause distress to families....
No. 10 North 2026-09-10
We would not have had to table so many written questions if Ministers had actually answered our first question, instead of expecting us to come up with precisely the right form of words to leave them ...
No. 10 North 2026-09-10
Can the Minister be really specific? How many civil servants and special advisers are due to be permanently staffed at No. 10 North, and once they are all in place and working there, will the Governme...
No. 10 North 2026-09-10
According to a freedom of information request, tens of thousands of pounds have already been spent setting up No. 10 North, including £10,500 on branding, £1,700 on crockery and nearly £1,000 moving a...
National Resilience 2026-09-10
Resilience is obviously the crucial question for the country, and the Government are right to be focusing on the need to strengthen the centre of Government to achieve that. My concern is about the le...
Jobs in AI 2026-09-10
I, too, welcome my hon. Friend to his place. Birmingham has enormous potential to benefit from the growth of AI, but communities like mine in Erdington must not be left behind. What steps is the Minis...