Question follow-through · 112107
Cybersecurity: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of whether current apprenticeship uptake will meet the estimated shortfall in qualified cyber security professionals, identified as being experie
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 19 Feb 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of whether current apprenticeship uptake will meet the estimated shortfall in qualified cyber security professionals, identified as being experie
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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19 Feb 2026
Answer published
The latest published data shows 590 cyber apprenticeship starts in England in 2023/24. As apprenticeship statistics are devolved, comparable UK‑wide data is not published on a consistent basis. Apprentices alone will not meet industry demand for cyber sec...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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