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Lord Katz (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 5 February 2026

Debate

Jobs Market

Contribution

The noble Lord has raised a number of factors there, and I do not want to take up too much time in the House going through them one by one. For example, I have already talked about the Employment Rights Act and how that is about benefiting millions of employees. Also, to be absolutely clear, we are taking active measures on energy costs. We are working with Sir Charlie Mayfield to ensure that when people get work, they stay in work, and lots of employers are working with him. He is working with over 120 businesses, which employ 5 million workers, as part of the vanguard phase of his plan to ensure that we do not just get people working but keep them working. I understand the challenges that this Government face in fixing the mess that the previous Government made over the previous 14 years, but we cannot undo 14 years of damage in merely 18 months.

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