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Apprentices: North East

Commons · Question 86413 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2025

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Asked by Joe Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department has had with stakeholders on the availability of apprenticeship schemes for 16-24 year olds in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle and (d) the Nort

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 5 Nov 2025

This government wants to rebalance the programme back towards young people beginning their careers. In August we introduced new foundation apprenticeships, which are jobs with training that give young people a route into careers in critical sectors, enabl...