Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 21 of the Kings Speech 2024 background briefing notes, published 17 July 2024, what the projected annual budget will be for the proposed Fair Work Agency.

The UK's labour market enforcement system is fragmented and ineffective. This is bad for workers and bad for businesses who do the right thing. This government will finally establish a single body, the Fair Work Agency, to enforce workers' rights, including strong powers to inspect workplaces and take action against exploitation.

More details, including proposed budgets for the body, will be provided in due course.