Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department has had with stakeholders from the apprenticeships sector on the apprenticeship funding band reviews.

The Institute for Apprenticeships is responsible for running the funding band reviews. As part of the review process for every apprenticeship, the Institute for Apprenticeships has worked closely with trailblazer groups of employers to gather evidence to inform the review and to assess sector views on funding.

Both the Institute for Apprenticeships and the department have also met regularly with wider employers, providers, assessment organisations and sector representative organisations to discuss the funding band review.