Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 39334

Conditions of Employment

Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Dan Tomlinson

LabourChipping Barnet

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of employment contract non-compete clauses on (a) entrepreneurship and (b) economic growth.

Answer

Justin Madders
A dynamic and entrepreneurial workforce is good for economic growth. There is evidence to suggest that non-compete clauses can act as a barrier to this innovation-driven growth, as they can prevent individuals from working for a competing business, or fro...

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