Damian Hinds

Damian Hinds

Conservative — East Hampshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 2 June 2026

Debate

Milburn Review: Interim Report

Contribution

This is an important piece of work from Alan Milburn, but what principles will underpin the Government’s approach? Does the Minister think that, other things being equal, if we increase the cost of employing people, then that will come at the expense of jobs? Does he think that, with slack in the labour market, if we do things such as reducing probation periods at a time when the cost of employing younger people without experience is going up anyway, that will mean that those young people are less likely to be given the opportunities and the vacancies that exist?

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