Question follow-through · 109499

Manufacturing Industries: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase awareness among young people of career opportunities in British manufacturing industries.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 28 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 2 Feb 2026
Answer: 5 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase awareness among young people of career opportunities in British manufacturing industries.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government is taking a range of steps to increase awareness among young people of the diverse and rewarding career opportunities available in British manufacturing. This forms part of our wider efforts to reduce the number of young people who are not ...

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