Mentions:
1: Andrew Griffith (Con - Arundel and South Downs) The independent Office for National Statistics estimates that vacancies are down by 115,000 since this - Speech Link
2: Amanda Martin (Lab - Portsmouth North) In sectors such as retail, hospitality, construction, social care and logistics, many workers are on - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mike Reader (Lab - Northampton South) Investment in warehousing logistics, which employs one in five people in my constituency, or in the development - Speech Link
2: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) constituencies—that there are often waiting lists for some of the more desirable sites and also huge numbers of vacancies - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) Last month, I went to Yusen Logistics in Wellingborough to see how that global supply chain logistics - Speech Link
2: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) One example that the Department knows of is a firm that had three vacancies for legal secretaries. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) technologies are evolving at pace, touching every corner of the economy, from manufacturing and logistics - Speech Link
2: Lord Agnew of Oulton (Con - Life peer) will drive another nail into the coffin of the hospitality sector.Private sector employment market vacancies - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Richard Quigley (Lab - Isle of Wight West) lack of willingness but due to limited time and resources, which prevents them from tackling the logistics - Speech Link
2: Janet Daby (Lab - Lewisham East) More than half a million vacancies are due to skills shortages. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) In sectors that are already experiencing labour shortages, such as social care, hospitality and logistics - Speech Link
2: Baroness Browning (Con - Life peer) not need to tell this House that the social care workforce remains turbulent, inhibited by high vacancies - Speech Link
3: Lord Barber of Ainsdale (Lab - Life peer) conditions are endemic across the sector, contributing to record levels of staff turnover and unfilled vacancies - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Lilley (Con - Life peer) immigration was economic; when made by Tony Blair, he claimed it was necessary to promote growth and fill vacancies - Speech Link
2: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) questions further down most of those polls, when people are asked whether they would like to see more vacancies - Speech Link
3: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Con - Life peer) the National Crime Agency and Border Force, and an unflinching mandate to disrupt the smugglers’ logistics - Speech Link
4: Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway (Lab - Life peer) This century, we face the challenge of an ageing population and falling birth rate; unfilled vacancies - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) Retail, hospitality, tourism, logistics, seasonal industries—all rely on flexible staffing, and they - Speech Link
2: None think how many people are actively seeking work but still unemployed in London, given the number of vacancies - Speech Link
3: Baroness Penn (Con - Life peer) Insights Team has shown that offering flexible working can attract up to 30% more applicants to job vacancies - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Rebecca Paul (Con - Reigate) increase apprenticeship numbers by 16% in 2025, with opportunities spanning manufacturing, supply chain logistics - Speech Link
2: Greg Smith (Con - Mid Buckinghamshire) inward investment and create highly skilled jobs, including in areas directly linked to automotive logistics - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con - Life peer) We reduce the number of vacancies, reduce opportunities and end up harming those we most wish to support - Speech Link
2: None Secondly, we must remember that many agency supply chains, particularly in sectors such as logistics, - Speech Link