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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(17 March 2026)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices the Department recruited in 2015 compared to (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

Asked by:
Jack Rankin (Conservative)

Answer

The number of apprentices that enrolled onto apprenticeship programmes within the department in each calendar year is as follows:

  • 2022: 324 apprentices
  • 2023: 257 apprentices
  • 2024: 206 apprentices
  • 2025: 271 apprentices

Note: this is a combination of new apprentices joining the department and existing staff embarking on apprenticeship programmes as part of their career development.

The department does not hold data for 2015. For comparison purposes we can confirm that in 2016 the department had 32 apprentices enrol onto apprenticeship programmes. In 2017, the department had 54 apprentices enrol onto apprenticeship programmes.



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