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Written question asked by Chuka Umunna (Labour) on Monday, 23 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 February 2015. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Monday, 2 March 2015 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Apprentices

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.

Answer

The Foreign and Commonwealth has not employed any apprentices, but are in the process of recruiting five apprentices in the 19-23 year old age bracket.

The number of apprentices employed by FCO Services, an Executive Agency of the FCO, is eight for the 16-18/19-24 group and 14 apprentices who are aged over 25. None of these apprentices were previously employed by the Government immediately prior to joining FCO Services.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225068
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Apprentices Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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