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
12 February 2025
The bill would place a legal duty on the Chancellor to pursue a policy of full employment. It would create an employment guarantee scheme for benefit claimants who have been unemployed and looking for work for more than six months, with related provisions to support that aim.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage and then proceed through the remaining Commons stages before potentially moving to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
