Written questions

Nurses: Training

Commons · Question 83834 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 29 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing levels of funding for Level 7 apprenticeships on the number of nurses?in?training.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 29 Oct 2025

This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Apprenticeship starts by young people under 25 fell by almost 40% over the last decade. The government therefore wants to ensure that public funding is prioritised towards those ...