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Debate between Amanda Solloway and Matt Warman
Monday 14th March 2016

(8 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Amanda Solloway Portrait Amanda Solloway (Derby North) (Con)
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9. What progress his Department has made on reducing the rate of unemployment.

Matt Warman Portrait Matt Warman (Boston and Skegness) (Con)
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13. What progress his Department has made on reducing the rate of unemployment.

Priti Patel Portrait The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel)
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In 2010, we inherited from Labour an unemployment rate of 8%. Since then, we have made excellent progress and the unemployment rate has continued to fall. It is now 5.1 %, which is the lowest rate in a decade.

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