Written questions

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 ...