Question follow-through · 82989
Apprentices and Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to funding for Level 7 apprenticeships on levels of workforce (a) up-skilling and (b) productivity in (i) all sectors and (ii) the transp
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to funding for Level 7 apprenticeships on levels of workforce (a) up-skilling and (b) productivity in (i) all sectors and (ii) the transp
21 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2025
Answer published
The government's decision on defunding Level 7 apprenticeships for those aged 22 and over, including a summary of the evidence that informed that decision, is published here: Written Statements - Hansard - UK Parliament. All UK employers with an annual pa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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