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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that enhanced focus on skills results in long-term employment outcomes for claimants.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 2 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 6 Jan 2026
Answer: 12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that enhanced focus on skills results in long-term employment outcomes for claimants.
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jan 2026
Answer published
The government’s ‘Post 16 Education and Skills White Paper’, published in October last year at Post-16 education and skills white paper - GOV.UK, set out the plan to give people the skills and knowledge they need to succeed, support growth across the coun...

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