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Employment: Social Mobility

Commons · Question 43526 · Tabled 2 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 29 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Ranger

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that businesses and employers are contributing to enhancing social mobility through (a) apprenticeships, (b) internships and (c) employment practices.

Answer

Answered by Gareth Thomas, 29 Apr 2025

The Plan to Make Work Pay aims to improve fairness at work, ensure equal treatment and opportunity, and support low-paid workers.Too many young people are struggling to access high-quality opportunities. That is why this government is working with busines...