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Good Growth in Every Postcode: What an Andy Burnham Government Could Mean for Education and Skills

29 June 2026 by Rhiannon Tuckett-Jones
Milburn’s Young People and Work Interim Report: Reflections from the Skills Commission

11 June 2026 by Max Bishop
The renewed Women’s Health Strategy: progress on paper, pressure on delivery

21 May 2026 by Faiza Abdi

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Finalising report

Improving Access to Primary Care Services

All-Party Parliamentary Health Group

New parliamentary inquiry aiming to build cross-party consensus for improving access to primary care services

Launched: 7 May 2025

Last updated: 26 January 2026

Call for Evidence: Improving Access to Primary Care Services

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Impact phase

Earning or Learning: A New Agenda for Youth NEET Reduction

Skills Commission

Skills Commission inquiry aiming to tackle Britain’s high rate of young people not in employment, education, or training (NEET)

Launched: 19 February 2025

Last updated: 18 May 2026

Skills Commission Report Launch: “Earning or Learning”

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Finalising report

Health Education and Training

Higher Education Commission, All-Party Parliamentary Health Group

Higher Education Commission inquiry to examine how education and training pathways can support delivery of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

Launched: 6 September 2025

Last updated: 13 March 2026

Health Education and Training: evidence sessions summary

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Events

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9 July 2026

Delivering a Circular Economy: The Role of Government, Industry and Innovation

Policy Connect and the APPG for Sustainable Resources are convening a forward-looking policy discussion exploring how the Circular Economy becomes a reality in the UK.
13 July 2026

Higher Education Commission Report Launch – Trained for Tomorrow: A Plan for the Future NHS Workforce

Policy Connect’s Higher Education Commission, is hosting a parliamentary event to launch Trained for Tomorrow: A Plan for the Future NHS Workforce. Trained for Tomorrow sets out an evidence-based programme of reform to…
14 July 2026

Report Launch: Bricks and Water 5

Policy Connect is holding a parliamentary event to launch the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum’s fifth Bricks and Water report, which explores the challenges and opportunities…

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Latest research

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AI, Numeracy and Social Mobility – Interim Report

20 May 2026
Earning or Learning

A New Agenda for Youth NEET Reduction

18 May 2026
Small Means Essential

why Britain’s manufacturing SMEs are vital for growth

16 March 2026
ATech Skills for Adult Social Care

Building the Care Workforce to Put People in Control of Their Lives

11 December 2025

Better public policy to improve people’s lives

Insights

Good Growth in Every Postcode: What an Andy Burnham Government Could Mean for Education and Skills

Milburn’s Young People and Work Interim Report: Reflections from the Skills Commission

The renewed Women’s Health Strategy: progress on paper, pressure on delivery

Our projects

Improving Access to Primary Care Services

Earning or Learning: A New Agenda for Youth NEET Reduction

Health Education and Training

Events

Delivering a Circular Economy: The Role of Government, Industry and Innovation

Higher Education Commission Report Launch – Trained for Tomorrow: A Plan for the Future NHS Workforce

Report Launch: Bricks and Water 5

Stay up to date on the latest from Policy Connect

Latest research

AI, Numeracy and Social Mobility – Interim Report

Earning or Learning

Small Means Essential

ATech Skills for Adult Social Care