Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 126929

Management: Apprentices

Tabled: 13 April 2026

Answered: 20 April 2026

Question

Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the proposed Growth and Skills Levy, what formal economic impact assessment he has made on the potential impact of defunding Level 3, 5 and 6 management apprenticeships on (a) economic

Answer

Andrew Western

Over the past decade we’ve seen apprenticeship starts by those aged 16-24, fall by 40%. At the same time, last year, the government spent 100% of its multi-billion pound apprenticeship budget. This Government wants to reverse that decline and support 50,0...

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