Lord Rose of Monewden

HL7488 • Employment

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of labour market data released by the Office for National Statistics on 15 April showing a decline in payrolled employment; and what part the recent changes in employer National Insurance contributions played in that decline.

HL7489 • Business

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in business confidence reported by the IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index and the Business Confidence Monitor of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; and to what extent this decline has been influenced by (1) the Employment Rights Bill, (2) rises in employer National Insurance contributions, and (3) rises in business rates.

HL5182 • Employers' Contributions: Rebates

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide employers with a national insurance rebate calculated at 40 per cent of the total combined salaries of each new employee who was not previously in education, employment or training; and what assessment they have made of the Centre for Social Justice's report The case for a Skills Tax Break, published February 2025.

HL4007 • Business: Employers' Contributions

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Bank of England Monthly Decision Maker Panel data for December 2024, which show that, of the businesses surveyed, 54 per cent expect to raise prices, 53 per cent expect lower employment, and 39 per cent expect to pay lower wages than they otherwise would have, following the increase in employer National Insurance contributions; and what action they plan to take as a result of that data.

HL3114 • Unemployment: Young People

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to bring the level of youth unemployment to at or below the OECD average; and what assessment they have made of the impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on youth unemployment levels over the next five years.

HL1320 • Unemployment: Young People

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the estimate in the Office for National Statistic's Labour market overview, UK: September 2024, that the UK economic inactivity rate for people aged 16 to 64 years was 21.9 per cent in May to July 2024; and what action they are taking to reduce economic inactivity of people of working age.

HL1085 • National Income

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect real GDP per capita to return to its pre-pandemic peak; and what steps they are taking to support this growth.

HL182 • Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Migration Advisory Committee Review of the Seasonal Worker Visa, published in July, whether they intend to commit to the long-term continuation of the Seasonal Worker Scheme; and what consideration they have given to providing notice of five years or more of any withdrawal from that scheme to allow adjustments to be made by the agricultural and retail sectors.

HL183 • Agriculture: Seasonal Workers

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to continue the Seasonal Worker Visa Scheme as part of a national food security strategy.