Construction: Skilled Workers
Commons · Question 56200 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spring Statement 2025, published on 26 March 2025, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding for (a) improving skills and (b) increasing recruitment in the construction sec
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 13 Jun 2025
The government is committed to addressing skills shortages in the construction sector and supporting workforce growth. In the Spring Statement 2025, my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced a £625 million investment to train 60,000...