A Bill to place a duty on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to pursue a policy of full employment; to make associated provision for an employment guarantee scheme for benefit claimants who have been unemployed and looking for work for longer than six months; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
5 May 2022
The Bill would require the Chancellor to pursue a policy of full employment. It also establishes an employment guarantee for benefit claimants who have been unemployed and seeking work for more than six months, with additional provisions to support delivery.
The Bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it advances, it will move to Committee stage, then Report stage and Third Reading, before going to the House of Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
