Question follow-through · 95428

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional apprenticeships will be created from funding to provide free placements for employers taking on apprentices under 25 years old.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
28 Nov 2025
Target answer date
2 Dec 2025
Answer
11 Dec 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many additional apprenticeships will be created from funding to provide free placements for employers taking on apprentices under 25 years old.

  2. 2 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    From the next academic year, the government will fully fund apprenticeship training for eligible people aged under 25 at non-levy paying employers. At the moment, this only happens for apprentices aged 16-21 and apprentices aged 22-24 who have an Educatio...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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