Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 20687

Employment

Tabled: 17 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

ConservativeFaversham and Mid Kent

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timeframe is for the 80 per cent employment rate target.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The trend of economic inactivity is a long-term challenge; the UK is the only country in the G7 with an inactivity rate higher than before the pandemic. We want to raise productivity and improve the quality of work to help more people get into and on in w...

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