Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 121041

Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices

Tabled: 16 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

Conservative — Mid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many apprentices the Department recruited in 2025 compared with (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

Answer

The Northern Ireland Office recruited 1 apprentice in 2023 and 1 in 2025 for a 2-year term. We did not recruit any apprentices in 2022 or 2024.