Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 59416

Apprentices

Tabled: 12 June 2025

Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Ian Sollom

Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps Skills England will take to encourage (a) SMEs and (b) other employers to offer more apprenticeships for people under 25.

Answer

Janet Daby

Skills England will support young people to develop the skills they need.The rate of young people’s apprenticeship starts has fallen by almost 40% since 2015/16. We want to rebalance the programme back towards young people.This government, supported by Sk...

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