Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

What steps he plans to take to help reduce employment costs.

Tabled: 23 January 2025Answered: 30 January 2025

Asked by

Jerome Mayhew

ConservativeBroadland and Fakenham

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Justin Madders)

The Government are pursuing the reforms needed to deliver sustained long-term growth. Developed and delivered in partnership with business, we have taken significant steps, including launching a consultation on the modern industrial strategy, establishing the national wealth fund, transforming our planning rules, committing to a 10-year infrastructure strategy and introducing the Employment Rights Bill to boost productivity. We have also added extra protections for small businesses by increasing the employment allowance and freezing the small business rate multiplier.