Tuesday 19th March 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Harrington of Watford Portrait Richard Harrington
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As the hon. Gentleman knows, I meet regularly with Bombardier, as does my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State. It is a regular visitor to my office and is always welcome. I am interested to hear its views on anything.

Jo Swinson Portrait Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD)
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It is more than a year since the Government committed to putting as much emphasis on the quality of jobs as on the quantity. In their response to the Taylor review last February, they said:

“We will…report annually on the quality of work in the UK economy…and…hold ourselves to account”.

How much longer do we have to wait for the first assessment of job quality in the UK?

Lord Harrington of Watford Portrait Richard Harrington
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We gave our answer in our response to the Taylor review, but the Government have also published a good work plan, in which we commit to ways of delivering better jobs for everyone in the British economy.