Question follow-through · 28744

Construction: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote apprenticeships in the vocational skills required to deliver the Government's target of 1.5m homes during this Parliament.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Feb 2025
Target answer date
6 Feb 2025
Answer
21 Feb 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to promote apprenticeships in the vocational skills required to deliver the Government's target of 1.5m homes during this Parliament.

  2. 6 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    This government has an ambitious plan for re-building Britain, delivering 1.5 million homes in England in this Parliament. We want to support employers, including in construction, to develop the skills they need to thrive. That is why we are widening the ...

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