Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent businesses using fire and rehire tactics.”
Tabled: 10 February 2022Answered: 22 February 2022
Asked by
Emma Lewell
Labour — South Shields
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr David Lammy)
We are determined to back our hard-working probation staff by investing up to £700 million by the final year of the spending review, and an initial £8 million in technology to reduce administrative burdens. We will also recruit 1,300 trainee probation officers in the next year.