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Employment: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on getting more people into work.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
27 Oct 2025
Target answer date
29 Oct 2025
Answer
4 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on getting more people into work.

  2. 29 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    This Government is committed to supporting growth across the United Kingdom, including through our long-term ambition to reach an 80% employment rate. Through our Get Britain Working Strategy, we are reforming employment, health, and skills support to tac...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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