Question follow-through · 105368
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started apprenticeships who were aged a) 16, b) 17, c) 18, d) 19, e) 20, f) 21, g) 22, h) 23, i) 24 in each year since 2017-18.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started apprenticeships who were aged a) 16, b) 17, c) 18, d) 19, e) 20, f) 21, g) 22, h) 23, i) 24 in each year since 2017-18.
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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4 Feb 2026
Answer published
Apprenticeship starts in England for the individual ages requested are available in the accompanying file. Further information on apprenticeship starts can be found in the department’s apprenticeships statistics publication, which can be accessed here: ht...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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