Question follow-through · 11475
Apprentices: Small Businesses
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to provide targeted apprenticeship incentives for sectors with a high proportion of small and micro-businesses, including hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to provide targeted apprenticeship incentives for sectors with a high proportion of small and micro-businesses, including hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy.
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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2 Jul 2026
Answer published
There are a number of apprenticeship standards available to support the hair and beauty sector, including the Level 2 Hairdressing Professional standard and the Level 2 Barbering Professional standard. We are investing an additional £2.5 billion in the Yo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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