Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 121125

Apprentices: Finance

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Ian Sollom

Liberal DemocratSt Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether an impact assessment was carried out before the decision to defund 16 apprenticeship standards.

Answer

Andrew Western
Apprenticeship starts for the 2024/25 academic year by standard and age are published here: Apprenticeships, Academic year 2024/25 - Explore education statistics - GOV.UK. Over the past 10 years, apprenticeship starts among young people have fallen sharpl...

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