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Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 July 2025

Debate

Jobs Market

Contribution

My Lords, feedback from the latest quarterly ONS vacancy survey for April to June suggests that some firms may not be recruiting new workers or replacing workers who have left, and growth decreased in 14 out of the 18 industry sectors. It is alarming that the largest decrease in vacancies was in the construction sector—31.9%, falling by 14,000 on the quarter. The Minister talks about growth, but when is it going to start, and when is housebuilding going to start in earnest? The 1.5 million houses to be built by 2029 looks like a distant dream.

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