Lord Sikka
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Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)
The Employment Rights Act will benefit 18 million workers. Having secure employment where you know that you have the right to sick pay and that you can take leave when you have a family is an attribute of a modern functioning labour market.
Lord Sikka (Lab)
My Lords, I am surprised that the Minister did not remind the Opposition that youth unemployment was 1.25 million in 1984. They are keeping quiet about that. What assessment have the Government made of the possibility that a freeze or a reversal of the state pension age could release jobs for younger adults?
Baroness Lloyd of Effra (Lab)
That is a question that I personally have not put my mind to. I am happy to discuss it with my colleagues.