Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Guy Opperman and Gerald Jones

Monday 4th September 2023 Commons Chamber

[Guy Opperman]

I should make the point that payroll employment is at a record high. There are 4 million more people in work than in 2010, and the unemployment rate is down to 4.2% across the UK—that is a near record low. Our jobcentres are clearly doing a fantastic job, and I fully support all the work that is going on in Bradford to try to address these issues.

[Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab)]

5. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of (a) inflation and (b) food prices on pensioners’ incomes.