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Chemistry: Skilled Workers

Commons · Question 32707 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2025

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Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Royal Society of Chemistry entitled Future workforce and educational pathways, published in January 2025.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 5 Mar 2025

The department is aware of the report and we recognise the importance of skills in all sectors, including the chemical sector, which is why the government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills, to break down barriers to o...