Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 122846

Apprentices: Engineering and Plumbing

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Antonia Bance

Labour — Tipton and Wednesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of whether existing employer incentive payments adequately support small and micro-businesses to deliver and sustain full four-year Level 3 electrical and plumbin

Answer

Andrew Western
The government provides a range of financial support to help employers in all sectors to take on apprentices, including within the electrical and plumbing trades. We are introducing a new incentive of up to £2,000 for non-levy paying employers (essentiall...
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