Question follow-through · 97932

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the level of (a) employment and (b) training support provided to job seekers.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
11 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with local authorities on the level of (a) employment and (b) training support provided to job seekers.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Get Britain Working White Paper, published in November 2024, outlined plans to deliver fundamental reform of our health, employment and skills system to help support people across all areas of England to get into work. Government’s English Devolution ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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