Question follow-through · 11814
Unemployment: Essex
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the unemployment rate in Essex.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 31 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the unemployment rate in Essex.
31 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Nov 2024
Answer published
Both Basildon and Grays Jobcentres serve the South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency. Both Jobcentres collaborate with employers and providers to resolve recruitment needs, focusing on overcoming common barriers. Solutions include tailored Sector Ba...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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