Blair McDougall

Blair McDougall

Labour — East Renfrewshire

Speaking in the House of Commons on 10 December 2025

Debate

Seasonal Work

Contribution

I will make some progress first. We are lowering costs. The hon. Member for Droitwich and Evesham mentioned the burden of regulation and red tape, but I have to ask: where was he for the last 14 years? When Labour came to power, we inherited a situation where businesses were spending 380 million staff hours on form-filling and red tape every year. We are getting into that now in a way that just did not happen before.

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