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Young People: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that young people have the necessary skills to gain employment.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
5 Sept 2024
Answer
13 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that young people have the necessary skills to gain employment.

  2. 5 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    This government aims to create a clear, flexible, high quality skills system that supports all young people, thereby breaking down the barriers to opportunity and driving economic growth. The department has already taken steps to reform the skills system....

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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