Lowest unemployment in over 10 years 18th January 2017 Damian has welcomed the news that unemployment across the UK remains at the lowest rate for over a decade – down nearly 900,000 since 2010 – according to the... Westminster News
Encouraging employment numbers to end year on 16th December 2016 Damian has welcomed news that the labour market has finished a record breaking year with unemployment down by over 100,000 and the rate remaining at 4.8 per... Westminster News
Help for working families in the Autumn Statement 28th November 2016 Damian welcomes the announcements made in last week’s Autumn Statement to help people keep more of what they earn, new measures to boost incomes, and the on... Westminster News
record employment numbers continue 16th November 2016 Damian has welcomed the news that employment across the UK continues to run at a record high – with 31.8 million people now in work - and that the unemployment... Westminster News
Damian welcomes record number of people in work 20th October 2016 Damian has welcomed the news that the number of people in work across the UK remains at a record high. According to today’s ONS figures there are 331,000 more... Westminster News
Dementia Friends session at Conservative Party Conference 11th October 2016 Damian was delighted to chair a special Dementia Friends session at this year's party conference in Birmingham. Organised by the Alzheimer's Society, the... Westminster News
Employment numbers continue to break records 15th September 2016 Damian welcomes the latest ONS employment numbers that show a record 31.77 million people are now in work - an increase of 2.7 million since 2010 – with the... Westminster News
Record-breaking levels of inward investment 5th September 2016 Damian comments on the recently published numbers for foreign direct investment in the UK, with Britain benefiting from record-breaking levels in the last year... Westminster News
Damian appointed Minister of Employment 18th July 2016 In last week's reshuffle, Damian was appointed to the position of Minister of State for Employment, in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Damian will... Westminster News