Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 89153

Construction: Apprentices

Tabled: 10 November 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal Democrat — Harpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help support the development of (a) specialist training and (b) apprenticeship pathways in the (i) natural stone and (ii) heritage construction sectors, including

Answer

Andrew Western

As announced in the Spending Review, the Government is investing over £1.2 billion annually in skills by 2028-29 to support technical routes and work-based training. Employers and learners in the sector can benefit from a range of apprenticeship standards...

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