PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Network Rail: Apprentices (8 July 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Network Rail plans to continue its apprenticeship programme in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17; and what the annual budget is for that programme.
Asked by:
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Asked by:
Lilian Greenwood (Labour)
Answer
For 2015-16, Network Rail plans to take 210 apprentices starting from September. 205 of these are new recruits to Network Rail and 5 have been recruited as new entrants by its supply chain. The budget for these apprentice places, for a scheme that will be completed over 3 years, totals £8.3m.
For 2016-17, Network Rail is making plans for an intake of 150 apprentices starting in September 2016; 100 of these will be new recruits to Network Rail and 50 places will be offered to its supply chain. The annual budget for this year is being finalised.
Answered by:
Claire Perry (Conservative)
13 July 2015
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