MPs debate unemployment

Minister of State for Employment, Chris Grayling, responded in the debate on behalf of the Government.

Watch and read the debate and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Also find current parliamentary material on unemployment in the Topics and News sections.

• Parliament TV: Opposition debate on unemployment
• Commons Hansard: Opposition debate on unemployment
• Topics: Unemployment
• News: Unemployment

Opposition day debates

Opposition days are days allocated in the House of Commons in each session for the discussion of subjects chosen by the Opposition. Seventeen days are at the disposal of the leader of the largest opposition party to decide which topics are debated. Three days are also allocated to the other smaller opposition parties.

The Opposition generally use them to raise questions of policy and administration. Frequently, two separate subjects are debated on an opposition day.

• About Parliament: Main business (debates)