Written question asked by Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 October 2026. It was answered by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Thursday, 29 October 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Apprentices: Small Businesses
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many SMEs wanted to recruit an apprentice but were unable to do so in each of the last five academic years; and what information his Department holds on the reasons why recruitment did not take place.
- Answer
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The department does not collect data on the number of SMEs that wanted to recruit an apprentice but were unable to.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 36605
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Apprentices Small businesses
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-10-29 14:58:49 +0000
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