Oral QuestionDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

“What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Community Ownership Fund on local communities.”

Tabled: 16 April 2024Answered: 22 April 2024

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Janet Daby)

The Government have a mission to break down barriers to opportunity, and we want to rebalance opportunities in favour of young people who have the most to gain from apprenticeships. Where starts have fallen by almost 40%, we are introducing foundation apprenticeships to give more young people a foot in the door at the start of their working life.