Question follow-through · 8816
Recruitment: Vacancies and Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help employers tackle recruitment shortages and to hire and upskill young people.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help employers tackle recruitment shortages and to hire and upskill young people.
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government is taking significant steps to help employers tackle recruitment shortages while supporting young people to enter, remain in and progress in work.With over one million young people not in education, employment or training, we are investing ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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