| Heading: |
Employers' Contributions: Employment |
| Question ID: |
1787488 |
| UIN: |
HL6083 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
1796 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Taylor of Warwick
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| Asking Member handle: |
Lord_ofWarwick
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@Lord_ofWarwick
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that increased employer National Insurance contributions will lead to fewer jobs being available; and how this will affect individuals seeking employment. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-07 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4559 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Livermore
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| Answer text: |
The Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) forecasts that, with all policies considered, the employment level will increase from 33.6 million in 2024 to 34.8 million in 2029. |
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| Answering body ID: |
14 |
| Answering body name: |
Treasury |
| Tweeted: |
true |