Question follow-through · 10627
Apprentices: Disadvantaged
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to support apprentices who cannot afford public transport to reach their apprenticeship.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 22 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 24 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to support apprentices who cannot afford public transport to reach their apprenticeship.
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Oct 2024
Answer published
Apprenticeships are jobs and the department expects employers to provide apprentices with the support, tools and resources they need for a high quality experience.Where additional costs are anticipated, the department provides employers and apprenticeshi...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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