The headline measure of the UK economic inactivity level is for people aged 16-64.<\/li><\/ul>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total rate of employment was for people aged 16 and over in the period between February and April 2010; and what the total rate of unemployment was for people aged 16 to 64 in that period.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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<\/p>
DWP measures at the Spring Budget represent an investment of £3.5bn over 5 years to boost workforce participation. This includes investment to support disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, parents, over-50s, unemployed people and people on Universal Credit and working fewer than full-time hours.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 3.30 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether the Government has set a target number of inactive individuals (a) of all ages and (b) aged over 50 to help return to work.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The Prime Minister has tasked the Secretary of State to look in detail at the issue of workforce participation.<\/p>
<\/p>
We will be looking to identify and understand the barriers preventing people from joining the workforce and/or resulting in people leaving the workforce early.<\/p>
<\/p>
The work will focus on four cohorts: early retirees, those with a disability or health condition, unpaid carers, and students.<\/p>
<\/p>
a) DWP are working with HMT to consider if there are potential links between pensions and economic activity.<\/p>
<\/p>
b) DWP has worked with a range of government departments to understand the labour market impact of the furlough scheme. The available evidence on the labour impact of the furlough scheme will be reviewed where relevant to the four cohorts being focused on.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department's review of workforce participation will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) different types of pensions systems and (b) the furlough scheme on economic inactivity.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The government is clear that increasing labour supply is a key priority.<\/p>
<\/p>
We will identify and understand the barriers preventing people from joining the workforce and/or resulting in people leaving the workforce early and will be focussing on four cohorts: early retirees, disabled people and people with health conditions, unpaid carers, and students.<\/p>
<\/p>
How firms adapt to a changing labour market will depend on their type of business, for example, in the case of manufacturing we want more manufacturers to adopt technology that will improve productivity and stimulate growth, including robotics and automation and we have programmes that support them to do this. This includes the Made Smarter programme which has committed almost £200m in funding to large manufacturers and SMEs to develop new technology solutions and adopt existing tech, including robotics and autonomous systems.<\/p>
<\/p>
We will work with other government departments and engage with a wide network of stakeholders, including economists, academics, charities, industry/business representatives and research organisations, to gather insight and develop new ideas to tackle the issue.<\/p>"}
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The Department is examining workforce participation and economic inactivity. This work is ongoing.<\/p>
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The independent ONS publish data on economic inactivity taken from the Labour Force Survey. The Department is examining workforce participation and economic inactivity.<\/p>"}
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