Question follow-through · 25525
Unemployment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19420 on Unemployment: Young People, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ongoing data quality problems with the ONS Labour
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 21 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jan 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19420 on Unemployment: Young People, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ongoing data quality problems with the ONS Labour
24 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jan 2025
Answer published
The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) are responsible for the LFS, which is an important source of labour market information for the Department. In order to monitor the department's progress towards an 80% employment rate we need a robust L...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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