Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 47980

Employment Schemes: Young People

Tabled: 24 April 2025

Answered: 29 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Kirsteen Sullivan

Labour (Co-op) — Bathgate and Linlithgow

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Youth Guarantee will be delivered in Scotland (a) directly by DWP, (b) in partnership with devolved bodies including councils and (c) directly by devolved bodies.

Answer

Alison McGovern

Skills and education policy are devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, whereas employment policy is not devolved, except for in the Northern Ireland Assembly. DWP in Scotland provides extensive support to young people. This includes flexible pr...

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