Question follow-through · 5034

Apprentices: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle barriers faced by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in taking on apprentices in Yeovil constituency.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
10 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help tackle barriers faced by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in taking on apprentices in Yeovil constituency.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    This Government is transforming the Apprenticeships Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy in England, backed by £1 billion of additional investment, which will support 50,000 more young people into apprenticeships and give employers, including in Yeovil,...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Recruitment: Dyslexia

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to integrate employer guidance and information on dyslexia friendly recruitment processes into his Department's disability confident programme.

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Employment: Dyslexia

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to integrate the needs of dyslexic employees into the Healthy Working Lifestyle Framework in his Department's Vanguards initiative.

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Employment: Neurodiversity

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Personal Independence Payment

11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what employment support is available to people receiving Personal Independence Payment who do not qualify for Universal Credit in (a) Yeovil constituency, (b) Somerset and (c) England.