Question follow-through · 41760

NHS: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for level 7 healthcare apprenticeships on skills shortages in the NHS; and what discussions he has had with the S

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
28 Mar 2025
Answer
2 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for level 7 healthcare apprenticeships on skills shortages in the NHS; and what discussions he has had with the S

  2. 28 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Skills England and the Department for Education are reviewing the growth and skills offer, including whether employers will fund level 7 apprenticeships outside of the levy. Ministers, officials, NHS England, and a range of stakeholders across the sector ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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