Question follow-through · 26499

Unemployment: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in the Netherlands regarding the experience there in dealing with the number of younger people who are not in education, employment of training and any r

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
7 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in the Netherlands regarding the experience there in dealing with the number of younger people who are not in education, employment of training and any r

  2. 7 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    With over around one million young people not in education, employment and training, this Government will not leave an entire generation of young people behind. The Government is investing an additional £2.5 billion over the next three years by 2029 into ...

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