Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 123089
Apprentices: Quarrying
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026
Question
John Whitby
Labour — Derbyshire Dales
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase awareness and funding for (a) materials and mining programmes of study and (b) science and engineering apprenticeships and qualifications in the quarrying sector.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe government supports education and skills training in the minerals, mining and quarrying sectors through:Offering 13 qualifications for 16 to 19-year-olds at Levels 2 to 6 and 3 Level 2 qualifications in the adult skills fund (ASF) local flexibilities...
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