Question follow-through · 1430
Employment: Dudley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people in Dudley have access to improved employment prospects; and what steps she is taking to (a) reduce unemployment and (b) enhance skill development.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 23 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 31 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that people in Dudley have access to improved employment prospects; and what steps she is taking to (a) reduce unemployment and (b) enhance skill development.
25 Jul 2024
Target answer date
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31 Jul 2024
Answer published
Under new leadership the DWP will shift from being a department for welfare to being the department for work. We will create a new jobs and careers service, bringing together Jobcentre Plus and the National Careers Service.The service will be focused on h...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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