Question follow-through · 28470

Work Experience: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will publish the number of participants who (a) commence, (b) complete and (c) subsequently obtain paid employment following an Opening Shift placement.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
16 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will publish the number of participants who (a) commence, (b) complete and (c) subsequently obtain paid employment following an Opening Shift placement.

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has announced an ambition to create 100,000 new jobs in the retail sector for young people by 2029, supporting more young people to take their first step into work. This is a significant commitment from one of the UK's ...

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Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.

Later records

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