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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 May 2021. It was answered by Paul Scully (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 May 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Employment: Loneliness

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his plans to abolish the Industrial Strategy Council, what plans he has to ensure the delivery of the employment measures in the Loneliness Strategy that relate to the Industrial Strategy.

Answer

The Employer Leadership Group, chaired by the Campaign to End Loneliness and supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, was established in November 2018.

The work of the Employer Leadership Group has now been taken over by the government's Tackling Loneliness Network, with members of the group invited to join the new network. A subgroup of the network, led by the Campaign to End Loneliness, has produced a short report bringing together emerging good practice on how employers can support social connections amongst their staff, drawing on the expertise of Network members and employers.

The report was published in May 2021 and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-and-loneliness.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3041
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Employment Industry Industrial Strategy Council Loneliness
Link
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