Work and Pensions

Wednesday 28th March 2018 Ministerial Corrections

Welfare Reform and Work Act

The following is an extract from a Westminster Hall debate on the Welfare Reform and Work Act on 21 March 2018.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Kit Malthouse)]

The employment rate for women stands at 70.9%, which is also a record high. Unemployment is down to the joint lowest level since 1975, and 876,000 vacancies are open to people in search of employment, which is also close to a record high. [Official Report, 21 March 2018, Vol. 638, c. 151WH.]

Letter of correction from Kit Malthouse:

An error has been identified in my speech.

The correct response should have been:

[Kit Malthouse]

The employment rate for women stands at 70.9%, which is also a record high. Unemployment is down to the joint lowest level since 1975, and 816,000 vacancies are open to people in search of employment, which is also close to a record high.