Question follow-through · 127986
Welding: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on aligning skills training provision for welding specialists with the workforce requirements set out in the industrial str
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on aligning skills training provision for welding specialists with the workforce requirements set out in the industrial str
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Government is working with industry to develop sector Jobs Plans for all growth-driving sectors identified by the Industrial Strategy, and for construction. These plans will build on the Industrial Strategy Sector Plans and provide a clear direction o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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