Question follow-through · 107716

Retail Trade: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of training provider capacity for the Fishmonger Apprenticeship Standard in meeting employer demand.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
3 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of training provider capacity for the Fishmonger Apprenticeship Standard in meeting employer demand.

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Department actively monitors all registered apprenticeship training providers through compliance checks, performance reviews, and inspections to ensure quality standards are met. Where providers fail to meet these requirements, we take appropriate act...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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