Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 95355

Small Businesses: Apprentices

Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal Democrat — Chippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the full funding for SME apprenticeships for people under 25 announced in the Budget will cover Level 7 apprenticeships, including architecture.

Answer

Andrew Western
As announced at the Budget, the government will fully fund apprenticeships for non-levy paying employers (essentially SMEs) for eligible people aged under 25 from the next academic year. This does not change the policy on level 7 apprenticeships which the...
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