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
1 November 2023
The Bill would obligate the Chancellor of the Exchequer to pursue a policy aimed at full employment and establish an employment guarantee for benefit claimants who have been unemployed and actively looking for work for more than six months. It also sets out general provisions to implement and run that guarantee, alongside related measures in the broader policy areas of employment, technology and welfare.
The bill is currently at its first reading in the House of Commons, meaning it has been introduced but not yet debated on substance. The next steps are the 2nd reading and subsequent stages for detailed consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
