PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department For International Trade: Apprentices (5 March 2018)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.

Asked by:
Mike Kane (Labour)

Answer

The number of apprentices in the Department for International Trade (DIT), has been increasing since it was formed in July 2016. DIT currently employs 39 apprentices, which equates to 2.2% of current UK employees. The Secretary of State recently celebrated National Apprenticeship Week, with the Department's apprentices, where they shared their experiences of working in Government.


Answered by:
Greg Hands (Conservative)
8 March 2018

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