Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 112110

Apprentices: Costs

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 25 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost to a non-Levy-paying firm of employing an 18-year old apprentice in the second year of their apprenticeship, paid at the legal minimum hourly rate for a 37.

Answer

Andrew Western

Minimum wage rates are reviewed annually and the government considers the independent advice of the Low Pay Commission when setting minimum wage rates.Past, present and future minimum wage rates are published here, National Minimum Wage and National Livin...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 112110) →

Partner sites