Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 109043

Employment Schemes: Graduates

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

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

Dame Diana Johnson
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 ...
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