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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 April 2025. It was answered by Feryal Clark (Labour) on Monday, 28 April 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Met Office: Apprentices

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if the Meteorological Office has offered apprenticeships in each year since 2010.

Answer

The Civil Service is committed to using apprenticeships to break down barriers to opportunity, support skills development and deliver more effective public services.

The Met Office has offered apprenticeships at Level 2 through to Level 7 across a breadth of professions and has a continued commitment to do so.

The department has made use of apprentices in its workforce since 2016 and recruitment data, where available, has been provided below:

Year Number of apprentice starts
2016 2
2017 5
2018 5
2019 8
2020 4
2021 18
2022 33
2023 32
2024 24
2025 3 (to date – 2025 Autumn cohort recruitment underway)

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
44905
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Apprentices Met Office
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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