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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...