Employment: Young People
Commons · Question 26043 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed right to guaranteed hours on the number of employment opportunities available to people aged 16 to 2
Answer
Answered by Kate Dearden, 8 Sep 2026
The government has published a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of the right to guaranteed hours, which includes consideration of the potential impacts on employment.Our analysis identifies young workers as a group more likely to benefit ...