Oral Question·Department for Education
“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 15 July 2025Answered: 21 July 2025
Asked by
Lee Pitcher
Labour — Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Janet Daby)
I absolute agree with my hon. Friend. This Government will indeed stop shutting good people out of good jobs. He is probably aware that the Department funds apprentices to achieve a qualification as part of their training. We do not set entry requirements; these are decisions for employers. However, we have allowed for more flexibility in English and maths requirements for adults aged 19 and over.