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Management: Apprentices

Commons · Question 126933 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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Asked by Iqbal Mohamed

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) trained line managers on the implementation of the Industrial Strategy and (b) trends in the level of funding for management appren

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 20 Apr 2026

Over the past decade we’ve seen apprenticeship starts by those aged 16-24, fall by 40%. At the same time, last year, the government spent 100% of its multi-billion pound apprenticeship budget. This Government wants to reverse that decline and support 50,0...