Small Businesses: Apprentices
Commons · Question 86824 · Tabled 30 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions his Department is having with relevant stakeholders to support small and medium businesses in rural areas provide apprenticeship schemes in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland,
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 4 Nov 2025
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are important to the economy and to apprenticeships; they provide valuable opportunities for younger apprentices and apprentices from disadvantaged areas. The Apprenticeship Ambassador Network (AAN) is a group of ...