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From The Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma KCMG
  • Eighth month of UK wage growth with disabled employment at record high

    There are more people in work than ever before, real wages are up for the eighth month in a row and 973,000 more disabled people are in work since 2013.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Helping people from ethnic minority backgrounds into work

    A speech at the launch of ERSA’s race, employment and ethnicity report on the government’s action to support more people from ethnic minorities into work.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Youth unemployment down 50% since 2010

    Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, show that youth unemployment has halved since 2010.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment Minister addresses employers as part of National Inclusion Week

    Minister of State for Employment Alok Sharma's speech on building on employment success to create a more inclusive workplace.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Unemployment rate falls to 4%, with record low youth unemployment

    The unemployment rate has fallen further this month, to 4%, with a higher proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in work than ever before.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment rate at new record high

    Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, report that the overall employment rate is at 75.7%, a new record high.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment rate remains at record high

    Britain has a joint record high employment rate of 75.6% with 32.39 million people now in work according to the latest official statistics.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government launches consultation on Claimant Count

    How the government assesses the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits is to be overhauled to provide accuracy to the statistics.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New ‘Find a Job’ service to support thousands of jobseekers into work

    One of the UK’s largest recruitment websites Universal Jobmatch is to be re-named ‘Find a Job’.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Employment remains at near-record high

    Official figures released today show that the unemployment rate remains at a near-record low of 4.4%, with the employment rate at a near-record high of 75.2%.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Rogue landlords put on notice as government announces tough new powers

    New measures to crack down on bad practices, stamp out overcrowding and improve standards for those renting in the private sector.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government unlocks £25 million to deliver more homes

    A new £25 million fund has been launched to help local authorities to deliver the high quality, well designed homes that this country needs.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government to lead national effort to end rough sleeping

    Sajid Javid sets out details of a new Rough Sleeping Advisory Panel that will help develop a national strategy.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Community-led housing

    Housing Minister Alok Sharma's speech to the Community-Led Housing Conference.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Help to Buy supports over 320,000 people in buying their own home

    The schemes have also helped more than 275,000 first time buyers achieve their dream of owning a home.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £22.8 million boost to give power back to communities

    Communities across England are set to benefit from a package of support worth £22.8 million.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • RESI Conference 2017

    Housing and Planning Minister Alok Sharma's speech at the RESI Conference 2017 on fixing the broken housing market.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Launch of the UK’s first plot shop

    Housing Minister, Alok Sharma, opens UK's first plot shop in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Housebuilding soars to highest levels in almost a decade

    The number of new build homes that have started to be built has surged to the highest level since 2008.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £6.2 million government boost to help unlock 15,000 new homes in Didcot Garden Town

    Oxfordshire is set to benefit from thousands of new homes and improvements to local transport networks.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government