Question follow-through · 14239
Apprentices: Accountancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he considered retaining Level 7 apprenticeship funding until age 25 for occupations such as accountancy and law before deciding on a blanket cut-off at age 21; and what assessment he made of the
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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
- 29 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he considered retaining Level 7 apprenticeship funding until age 25 for occupations such as accountancy and law before deciding on a blanket cut-off at age 21; and what assessment he made of the
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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7 Jul 2026
Answer published
Apprenticeships are a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.This Government is investing in young people’s futures and reversing the sharp decline in apprenticeship starts amongst young people – which have fallen by 4...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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