Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking in response to findings from National Apprenticeships week.

Our 13^th annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) took place from 3 to 7 February. The theme of this year’s NAW was ‘Look Beyond’.

Focussing on diversity, as well as quality, this year’s NAW aimed to support the widening participation agenda. It aimed to support this agenda by highlighting the diversity and value that apprenticeships bring to employers, apprentices and communities across England. Nearly 900 events were held across the country.

We are currently analysing the detail of the evaluation and further information will be available after the Easter recess.