Scotland Secretary Reacts to 2024 LMS Results

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has responded to the latest labour market stats, published today here.

He said:

Fixing the country's foundations is our priority to deliver change, tackle poverty and grow the economy. That's a massive challenge, given the in-year £22billion black hole in finances we inherited from the previous government, but we are making strides forward.

We're helping hard-working adults into fairly-paid jobs and giving them the means the stay secure in those jobs. We're making the national minimum wage a real living wage, prioritising Job Centre reform and making exploitative zero hour contracts a thing of the past. Boosting opportunity is key too - and we'll underline that next month as we showcase the UK's excellence to the world at the international investment summit.

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