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Pathways to Work

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 24 March 2025UIN 39338

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment with her Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the proposals set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper on levels of poor mental health among (a) children aged 17 and under and (b) people aged 18 to 67.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper will be published in due course, with some information published alongside the Spring Statement.

A further programme of analysis to support development of the proposals in the Green Paper will be developed and undertaken in the coming months.

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