Question follow-through · 7709

Engineering: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure funding is made available for skills programmes that provide pre-engineering training for young people.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
10 Oct 2024
Answer
10 Oct 2024 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure funding is made available for skills programmes that provide pre-engineering training for young people.

  2. 10 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    All young people should have access to high-quality education and training that meets their needs and provides them with opportunities to thrive. Over £7 billion of 16-19 programme funding will be invested during academic year 2024/25, to ensure there is ...

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