Question follow-through · 123089

Apprentices: Quarrying

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase awareness and funding for (a) materials and mining programmes of study and (b) science and engineering apprenticeships and qualifications in the quarrying sector.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
25 Mar 2026
Answer
31 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase awareness and funding for (a) materials and mining programmes of study and (b) science and engineering apprenticeships and qualifications in the quarrying sector.

  2. 25 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 31 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The government supports education and skills training in the minerals, mining and quarrying sectors through:Offering 13 qualifications for 16 to 19-year-olds at Levels 2 to 6 and ​3 Level 2 qualifications in the adult skills fund (ASF) local flexibilities...

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