Question follow-through · 14676
Skilled Workers: Vocational Guidance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage that young people into employment in skilled labour.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 30 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage that young people into employment in skilled labour.
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2026
Answer published
The government is committed to ensuring every young person is equipped with the skills, knowledge and experiences needed to progress into skilled employment.We are improving careers guidance through the updated Gatsby Benchmarks, career hubs, careers lead...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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