Debates between Alison McGovern and Andrew Snowden during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Alison McGovern and Andrew Snowden
Monday 16th December 2024

(4 weeks, 2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrew Snowden Portrait Mr Andrew Snowden (Fylde) (Con)
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T2. Over the weekend, James Reed, the chief executive of one of the UK’s largest recruiters, said that job vacancies are down 26% compared with the same period last year, which should be a red-light warning that higher unemployment and recession are just around the corner. Will the Secretary of State plead with the Chancellor to reverse the jobs national insurance tax raid that is devastating employment figures before that warning becomes a reality?

Alison McGovern Portrait The Minister for Employment (Alison McGovern)
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We still have more than 800,000 vacancies in this economy, and businesses are crying out for staff. That is why, through our reform programme, we are determined that the DWP will serve business better. I look forward to working with Members across the House to make that happen.