# Labour pledge: “Offer every local young person a Pathway Bond career opportunity”

Hammersmith & Fulham Labour pledged in its manifesto of May 2026 (page 2): “Offer every local young person a Pathway Bond career opportunity”. Status on Borough Book: Delivering. Under way: the service has started, a contract is let or works are on site. Latest step, 28 Jan 2026: Full Council resolution, 28 Jan 2026 (being delivered): “Already, 109 local businesses and 26 schools have shown exceptional commitment to inclusive economic growth by signing up to the Pathway Bond, agreeing to provide opportunities for young people in cutting-edge industries.” Labour runs Hammersmith & Fulham Council, so the pledge is tracked against council decisions and budgets. No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet. No deadline is stated.

- Who: Hammersmith & Fulham Labour
- Made: 2026-05-01, manifesto, page 2
- Area: Young people and jobs
- Status: Delivering (Under way: the service has started, a contract is let or works are on site.)
- Cost: No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet.
- Deadline: none stated
- Last changed: 2026-10-08
- Page: https://boroughbook.uk/promise/lab-2026-pathway-bond

## Timeline

- 2026-01-28: Full Council resolution, 28 Jan 2026 (being delivered): “Already, 109 local businesses and 26 schools have shown exceptional commitment to inclusive economic growth by signing up to the Pathway Bond, agreeing to provide opportunities for young people in cutting-edge industries.” ([source](https://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=114&MId=7894))
- 2026-05-01: Headline pledge in the 2026 Labour manifesto

## Questions

**Has Labour kept its pledge: “Offer every local young person a Pathway Bond career opportunity”?**
It is being delivered: the council's own records show the work under way, but it is not finished. Status: Delivering.

**What has the council done about it?**
28 Jan 2026: Full Council resolution, 28 Jan 2026 (being delivered): “Already, 109 local businesses and 26 schools have shown exceptional commitment to inclusive economic growth by signing up to the Pathway Bond, agreeing to provide opportunities for young people in cutting-edge industries.”

**What would it cost?**
No cost is stated, and none can be sourced yet.

**Where does this pledge come from?**
Hammersmith & Fulham Labour's manifesto of 1 May 2026, page 2, quoted word for word. Sources: Hope you can believe in (Hammersmith & Fulham Labour, 2026 local election manifesto summary), page 2; Full Council resolution, 28 Jan 2026 (being delivered).

**Can the party reply?**
Yes. Any councillor or party named on a card can reply by emailing boroughs@guzh.uk, and replies are published on the card within five working days.

## Sources

- [Hope you can believe in (Hammersmith & Fulham Labour, 2026 local election manifesto summary), page 2](https://web.archive.org/web/20260617065909/https://hflabour.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/HF-manifesto-EXEC.pdf)
- [Full Council resolution, 28 Jan 2026 (being delivered)](https://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=114&MId=7894)

## Replies

None yet. Replies: boroughs@guzh.uk.

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