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Apprentices: Minimum Wage

Commons · Question 91872 · Tabled 17 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 26 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the apprentice rate for those over 21 or in their first year of their apprenticeship from £7.55 to the minimum wage for their age of £

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 26 Nov 2025

The Government remains committed to ensuring that apprentice wages support the attraction of talented individuals into apprenticeships and remain fair for employers. The Government considers the expert and independent advice of the Low Pay Commission (LPC...