Question follow-through · 101451
Employment Schemes: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many small and medium-sized businesses he has engaged with as part of the Government’s new scheme for under-25s.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 18 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Youth Guarantee · 12 Jan 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many small and medium-sized businesses he has engaged with as part of the Government’s new scheme for under-25s.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2026
Answer published
Public and private sector employers, the third sector, and education and training providers are integral to the success of the Youth Guarantee, including Small and Medium sized businesses who have a key role to play. We have started engaging with stakehol...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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