Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120646
Railways: Apprentices
Tabled: 13 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Jerome Mayhew
Conservative — Broadland and Fakenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to access Training Driver Level 3 apprenticeships.
Answer
Keir MatherThe Government is confident in the steps being taken by the rail industry to enable 16 and 17 year olds to access Train Driving Level 3 Apprenticeships. New legislation to lower the minimum age to be a train driver from 20 to 18 will remove the main legal...
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