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Debate between Damien Moore and Esther McVey
Monday 21st May 2018

(6 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Damien Moore Portrait Damien Moore (Southport) (Con)
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T7. Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the record levels of employment that this Government have delivered in office have predominantly involved full-time and higher-skilled roles?

Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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I can confirm that. Since 2010, three quarters of the growth in employment has been in full-time roles, nearly 70% of employment has come from high-skilled work and, in the north-west, 227,000 more people are in work and unemployment has fallen by 141,000.