Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 122846

Apprentices: Engineering and Plumbing

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Antonia Bance

LabourTipton 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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