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Written question asked by Jo White (Labour) on Monday, 1 December 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 December 2025. It was answered by Andrew Western (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 January 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Apprentices

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers who (a) pay and (b) do not pay the apprenticeship levy started new learners on apprenticeship programmes in 2024-25.

Answer

Employers start and manage apprenticeships through their apprenticeship service accounts. Employers may have more than one apprenticeship service account for their business.

In the 2024/25 academic year, 13,829 levy accounts and 58,628 non-levy accounts had apprenticeship starts.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
95877
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Apprentices Apprenticeship levy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk