Written questions

Apprentices: Small Businesses

Commons · Question 42594 · Tabled 31 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 9 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of fully funding apprenticeships for under-22s in SMEs on apprenticeship starts to date.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 9 Apr 2025

Since April 2024, the government pays 100% of apprentice training costs, up to the funding band maximum, for non-levy paying employers when they take on apprentices aged 16 to 21, and apprentices aged 22 to 24 who have an education, health and care plan o...