Question follow-through · 24698
Work Experience: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to provide work experience opportunities for 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
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage employers to provide work experience opportunities for young people.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
DWP works with employers across Great Britain to encourage the provision of high-quality work experience opportunities for young people. Through Jobcentre Plus, the Department helps employers offer voluntary work experience placements that enable young pe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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