Question follow-through · 127985
Welding: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of welding apprenticeship starts in England.
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
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 22 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of welding apprenticeship starts in England.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Apr 2026
Answer published
There are a number of apprenticeship standards relevant to welding, including the Level 2 Welder standard and the Level 3 Plate Welder standard.To support employers, including those in welding and associated occupations, to take on apprentices, the govern...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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