Employment Schemes: Graduates
Commons · Question 109043 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of graduate schemes in supporting graduate-level employment.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 4 Feb 2026
Graduate schemes are designed and operated by individual employers and are not overseen or monitored by DWP. As such, DWP does not hold a central assessment of the adequacy of these employer‑run schemes. Although we do not capture data on the adequacy of ...