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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-07-20more like thismore than 2018-07-20
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Retail Trade: Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the of the effect the implementation of self-service checkouts by retailers on levels of employment. more like this
tabling member constituency Preston remove filter
tabling member printed
Sir Mark Hendrick more like this
uin 166451 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-07-26more like thismore than 2018-07-26
answer text <p>Government monitors employment in the retail sector through statistics provided annually by the Office for National Statistics, which show that over the last 10 years retail employment has remained broadly consistent at between 3.2 and 3.3 million.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to make skills training available for those whose jobs may be affected by new technologies. Both our Industrial Strategy and the AI Sector Deal set out how we are helping people develop the skills needed for the jobs of the future, including retraining and researching the impact of automation across sectors.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Rochester and Strood more like this
answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst remove filter
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answering member
4487
label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst more like this
tabling member
473
label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick more like this