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Apprentices: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding for leadership and management apprenticeships in Yeovil constituency.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 10 Mar 2026
Target answer date: 12 Mar 2026
Answer: 23 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional funding for leadership and management apprenticeships in Yeovil constituency.
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Mar 2026
Answer published
The government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy. This will deliver greater flexibility to employers, more opportunities for young people and support the industrial strategy across the country, including in the Yeo...

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