Question follow-through · 37198

Worker Support Centre

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will meet with representatives from the Worker Support Centre to discuss their 2024 Annual Report, published on 14 February 2025.

answeredChris LawDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
11 Mar 2025
Target answer date
13 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 11 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will meet with representatives from the Worker Support Centre to discuss their 2024 Annual Report, published on 14 February 2025.

  2. 13 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We appreciate the valuable work the Worker Support Centre (WSC) does in supporting workers.The Department acknowledges the challenges for seasonal workers published in the WSC’s Annual report.I have asked officials to ensure that the WSC are given the opp...

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