Employment
Jobs, unemployment, workers rights, minimum wage
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 116PMQs 2026-02-11
The Government have delivered the funding needed to rebuild the new Frimley Park hospital after the Conservatives made empty, unfunded promises to my constituents. Now we urgently need to get on with ...
PMQs 2026-02-11
The Prime Minister has not apologised for appointing Matthew Doyle, because he will not take responsibility—he never does, and Labour Members know it. The Prime Minister is now telling everyone that h...
PMQs 2026-02-11
The Whips have done a great job today—[Interruption.] Labour Members say, “Yes, exactly.” The Whips have done a great job today getting them cheering. We all know that they have been sick for the last...
PMQs 2026-02-11
May I associate myself, and those on the Opposition Benches, with the Prime Minister's words on the horrific stabbing in north London yesterday, as well as the shooting in Canada? When he was Leader o...
PMQs 2026-02-11
I associate myself with the Prime Minister's remarks. The Prime Minister's commitment to 1.5 million more homes will require 48,000 new entrants to the construction industry every year. In Chesterfiel...
PMQs 2026-02-04
I welcome the news that Bristol East will be getting another three breakfast clubs. As I have seen, these clubs are not just about making sure that no child starts the school day hungry, but about giv...
PMQs 2026-01-28
The thing that the Deputy Prime Minister did not want to say is that every Labour Government leave office with unemployment higher than when they arrived. There is a reason for that: they do not under...
PMQs 2026-01-28
Mr Speaker, you can feel the Deputy Prime Minister’s frustration. The Prime Minister is away, the Business Secretary is away, and here he is—left-behind Lammy, the designated survivor, having to defen...
PMQs 2026-01-28
You do not make young people better off by putting them out of work. The Deputy Prime Minister’s MPs are already banned from pubs. Where next? Shops, restaurants, hair salons—that might not make a dif...
PMQs 2026-01-28
After the Chancellor’s U-turn yesterday, can the Deputy Prime Minister confirm that over 90% of retail, hospitality and leisure businesses will get nothing? The high streets are bleeding out, and the ...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 1103Support for Road Users 2026-02-12
In a recent incident at Uttoxeter's McDonald's roundabout, a car lost control and ploughed into the restaurant seating area. That is a collision hotspot, and the incident presents further evidence tha...
Support for Road Users 2026-02-12
What steps she is taking to support road users? In a recent incident at Uttoxeter's McDonald's roundabout, a car lost control and ploughed into the restaurant seating area. That is a collision hotspot...
Calder Valley Train Line 2026-02-12
Plans for a disabled access lift at Todmorden station were first announced in 2019, yet six years later we are still waiting, with no lifts, no date and no accountability. When I knocked on doors at t...
Rail Transport and Economic Growth 2026-02-12
Bath's hospitality sector depends heavily on weekend services, but Sunday services on Great Western Railway continue to be extremely unreliable, with long delays, packed trains and cancellations. The ...
Topical Questions 2026-02-12
We on the Labour Benches know that effective bus services are key to economic growth. Unfortunately, when Staffordshire county council was run by the Conservatives, it sought to cut bus services in my...
Topical Questions 2026-02-12
Over the weekend, I saw the appalling state of roads in my Chelmsford constituency, such as Oaklands Crescent and Dorset Avenue. Does the Secretary of State agree that patching potholes is a waste of ...
Topical Questions 2026-02-12
Passengers want safe and reliable journeys, and those who work on our public transport system deserve to be safe at work, especially when they do the right thing in difficult circumstances. However, b...
Passenger Railway Services 2026-02-12
People across Lichfield, Burntwood and the villages are overjoyed that this Government are investing in the midlands rail hub project, but they are eager for more. Will the departmental team look agai...
Passenger Railway Services 2026-02-12
What steps she is taking to improve railway services for passengers. Rail performance is improving following a decade of decline. The government is working with the rail industry on a performance rest...
Driving Test Waiting Times 2026-02-12
A number of my constituents have been in touch about being unable to book driving test appointments. These delays affect training, education, and job opportunities. Will the Minister outline specific ...