Apprentices: Small Businesses

(asked on 30th January 2024) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an estimate of the number of SMEs that have recruited (a) 10, (b) between 10 and 20, (c) between 30 and 40 and (d) more than 50 apprentices since April 2023.


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Robert Halfon
This question was answered on 2nd February 2024

The below table shows the breakdown of non-levy paying employer accounts, often small and medium-sized enterprises, that have recruited more than ten apprentices since April 2023.

Number of starts since April 2023 (grouped)

Number of non-levy employer accounts

10

90

11-19

214

20-29

33

30-39

6

40-49

1

50+

2

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