Question follow-through · 126459
Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks associated with apprenticeship systems that rely on individual employers for course continuation.
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
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks associated with apprenticeship systems that rely on individual employers for course continuation.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
An apprenticeship is a job with training, apprentices therefore must be employed and have a contract of employment that lasts until they finish the apprenticeship, including the assessment. If an apprentice loses their job, their apprenticeship funding wi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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