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Further Education: Student Wastage

Asked by Mark GarnierConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 3 November 2025UIN 83277

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of young people who had dropped out of further education were trying to find work or training on 20 October 2025.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The department does not hold data on the number of people who have dropped out of further education and are searching for work or training.

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