Baroness Wolf of Dulwich: DWP: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

Higher Technical Qualifications

Monday 10th November 2025

Asked by: Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the procedures required for recognition as a Higher Technical Qualification have been changed, or are in line to be changed, as a result of (1) the creation of Skills England and the abolition of the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education, and (2) the transfer of Skills England to the Department for Work and Pensions.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Following its creation, Skills England continues to accept Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) applications on a rolling basis. This function moved with Skills England when it transferred to be an executive agency of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).