Question follow-through · 95877

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers who (a) pay and (b) do not pay the apprenticeship levy started new learners on apprenticeship programmes in 2024-25.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
3 Dec 2025
Answer
7 Jan 2026 · 37 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers who (a) pay and (b) do not pay the apprenticeship levy started new learners on apprenticeship programmes in 2024-25.

  2. 3 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Employers start and manage apprenticeships through their apprenticeship service accounts. Employers may have more than one apprenticeship service account for their business.In the 2024/25 academic year, 13,829 levy accounts and 58,628 non-levy accounts ha...

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