Gareth Snell

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I should have put on record my membership of USDAW at the beginning of the urgent question, and I apologise to the House for inadvertently failing to do so.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question. I thank the Minister for the tone and content of her answer. At the heart of this matter are the 11,000 people whose jobs, through no fault of

(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade if he will make a statement on the situation at Poundland and potential actions to protect jobs.

Given that he raised the issue, could the hon. Gentleman set out by how much he thinks the minimum wage should be cut?

I have spoken to the Minister about this issue before, and I have spoken to the Minister for Skills in the other place as well, but the DWP could help to move this forward by looking at the restrictio

It is not just about the young people; it is also about the adult reskilling opportunities. The Chancellor’s announcement of the union learning fund was incredibly welcome, but with an ageing workforc