Question follow-through · 9599
Apprentices and Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote technical courses and apprenticeships.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 16 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 25 Oct 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to promote technical courses and apprenticeships.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Oct 2024
Answer published
In September 2024, the department launched a new phase of its ‘It all starts with skills’ campaign. The campaign aims to motivate and equip young people, adults and businesses to make informed choices about skills and technical education opportunities.Ins...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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