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Apprentices: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of participation in Level 7 apprenticeships on skills shortages in regulated professions.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of participation in Level 7 apprenticeships on skills shortages in regulated professions.

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 13 June 2025 to Question UIN 57098.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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