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Written Question
Apprentices: Management
Friday 7th March 2025

Asked by: Lord Allen of Kensington (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the study by Oxford Economics, The Economic Impact of Management Apprenticeships, published in February 2025; and what action they intend to take to support the take-up of management apprentices.

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

Employers are able to benefit from a number of high-quality apprenticeships to support the development of management skills, including level 5 Operations Manager and level 6 Chartered Manager (degree), and starts on these standards have increased in recent years.

There were 10,710 starts on the level 5 Operations Manager apprenticeship standard in the 2023/24 academic year, which is a 9.6% increase compared to the 2022/23 academic year, and 2,860 starts on the level 6 Chartered Manager (degree) apprenticeship standard in 2023/24, which is a 9.1% increase compared to the 2022/23 academic year.

The government is committed to spreading opportunities and economic growth supported by a strong skills system.

This government has an extremely challenging fiscal inheritance. There are tough choices that need to be taken on how funding should be prioritised in order to generate opportunities for young people that enable them to make a start in good, fulfilling careers, and the department will therefore be asking more employers to step forward and fund a significant number of level 7 apprenticeships themselves outside of the levy-funded growth and skills offer.

The department is taking advice from Skills England, who engaged with employers and stakeholders, including the Chartered Management Institute, on funding for level 7 apprenticeships, including the level 7 Senior Leader standard, over the autumn, and the department expects to make a final decision on affected apprenticeships shortly.

Learners who have started these apprenticeships will be funded through to completion.

Division Vote (Lords)
4 Mar 2025 - Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 160 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 248
Division Vote (Lords)
4 Mar 2025 - Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 163 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 249
Division Vote (Lords)
4 Mar 2025 - Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 155 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 200 Noes - 236
Division Vote (Lords)
25 Feb 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 159 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 175
Division Vote (Lords)
25 Feb 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 153 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 169
Division Vote (Lords)
25 Feb 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 145 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 153
Division Vote (Lords)
25 Feb 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 235 Noes - 149
Division Vote (Lords)
25 Feb 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 143 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 151
Division Vote (Lords)
25 Feb 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Allen of Kensington (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 143 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 199 Noes - 149