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Graduates: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the employment rate for graduates under the age of 25.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
4 Nov 2025 · 25 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the employment rate for graduates under the age of 25.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    In September, my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, announced plans aimed at ensuring young people gain the skills needed in the job market, with a target of two thirds of young people in higher education by age 25.The Post-16 education and skills whi...

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