Question follow-through · 14252
Education and Employment: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to widen access to (a) educational and (b) career opportunities for people with disabilities in Derbyshire.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to widen access to (a) educational and (b) career opportunities for people with disabilities in Derbyshire.
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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20 Nov 2024
Answer published
Too many people across our country do not get the chance to succeed. We want to ensure people of all ages and backgrounds can undertake activities which provide them with the skills and learning which will support them into work and offer excellent career...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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