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
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The Full Employment Bill would require the Chancellor to pursue a policy aimed at achieving full employment. It would also create an employment guarantee for benefit claimants who have been unemployed and looking for work for more than six months. The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons.
The bill has completed its first reading and is now at the second reading in the Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage and subsequent readings before potential passage to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
11 Dec 2023
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.
