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Apprentices: Accountancy

Commons · Question 14239 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by John Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he considered retaining Level 7 apprenticeship funding until age 25 for occupations such as accountancy and law before deciding on a blanket cut-off at age 21; and what assessment he made of the

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 7 Jul 2026

Apprenticeships are a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.This Government is investing in young people’s futures and reversing the sharp decline in apprenticeship starts amongst young people - which have fallen by 4...