Graham Stuart

Graham Stuart

Conservative — Beverley and Holderness

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 November 2026

Debate

Employers

Contribution

. The hon. Member is being most generous in giving way. He is a fair-minded man, so, on outcomes, I am slightly surprised that he picks this figure of 1 million more people in work; the numbers from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs show that the payroll has reduced by 165,000 people since July 2024, and that the number of unemployed people has gone up by 225,000. In fairness, would he make sure that he does not just pick the one statistic that he thinks helps his argument?

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