Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 42594

Apprentices: Small Businesses

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 9 April 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fully funding apprenticeships for under-22s in SMEs on apprenticeship starts to date.

Answer

Janet Daby
Since April 2024, the government pays 100% of apprentice training costs, up to the funding band maximum, for non-levy paying employers when they take on apprentices aged 16 to 21, and apprentices aged 22 to 24 who have an education, health and care plan o...
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