Question follow-through · 86205
Basic Skills: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to teach young people from disadvantaged backgrounds about (a) finance, (b)employment and (c) other life skills.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 29 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 8 Dec 2025 · 40 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to teach young people from disadvantaged backgrounds about (a) finance, (b)employment and (c) other life skills.
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Dec 2025
Answer published
On 5 November, the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review published its final recommendations for a refreshed curriculum and assessment system in England. The government’s response to the report includes a commitment to commits to strengthening pupi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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