Question follow-through · 76751
Employment: Artificial Intelligence and Offshoring
To the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vocational and adult education programmes are aligned with employment opportunities that are less vulnerable to (a) offshoring and (b) becoming replaced by
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 14 Oct 2025 · 33 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vocational and adult education programmes are aligned with employment opportunities that are less vulnerable to (a) offshoring and (b) becoming replaced by
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2025
Answer published
The government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills to break down barriers to opportunity and support the development of a skilled workforce in England. This is backed by additional investment, as announced in the Spendi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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