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Written question asked by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 July 2026. It was answered by Diana Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 20 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Employment Schemes: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his answers to questions 8173 and 13206, in particular that the Get Britain Working initiative has been allocated £240m in 2025/6, if he will publish a breakdown of expected spending across the GBW initiative for the financial years i) 2026/7, ii) 2027/8 and iii) 2028/9.

Answer: Get Britain Working (GBW) is a strategic objective, capturing several activities across the Department, each programme linked to GBW will report its’ spend against allocated budget. However, DWP do not report financial information in a way that consolidates all GBW related activities, over the Spending Review period (SR25).

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 18690
Session: 2026-27
Related items: Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure
Thursday, 18 June 2026
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House of Commons; Department for Work and Pensions: Public Expenditure
Thursday, 9 July 2026
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Subjects: Finance Employment schemes
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk