Question follow-through · 29142
Apprentices: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many British citizens born in the UK have not been able to access apprenticeship programmes in each of the last five years due to the three-year residency rule, and what steps she is taking to addre
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 11 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 21 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many British citizens born in the UK have not been able to access apprenticeship programmes in each of the last five years due to the three-year residency rule, and what steps she is taking to addre
15 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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21 Sept 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, give employers greater flexibility to d...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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