Question follow-through · 76319
Employment: Advisory Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of the creation of a national advice workforce development fund.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Oct 2025 · 35 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of the creation of a national advice workforce development fund.
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Oct 2025
Answer published
Skills England will identify and address skills gaps across all sectors. It works with employers, training providers, and local authorities to ensure the skills system reflects real-world workforce needs, both nationally and locally.Through 16-19 funding,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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