Question follow-through · 28626
Personal Care Services: Apprentices
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the reported 70% decline in apprenticeships in the hairdressing sector.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 21 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the reported 70% decline in apprenticeships in the hairdressing sector.
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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21 Sept 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. To support non-levy paying employers, typically SMEs,...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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