Hospitality Industry: Apprentices
(asked on 28th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many apprenticeships starts in the hospitality sector there were in each of the last five academic years, broken down by (a) age, (b) apprenticeship level and (c) region.
Apprenticeship starts on the Catering and Hospitality occupational route, broken down by age group and apprenticeship level, are published quarterly in the Apprenticeships and Traineeships statistics publication and are available at:
- Apprenticeship level: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/9a548f7b-0bbd-4597-a3ae-08df34868ecf
- Apprenticeship starts on the Catering and Hospitality route broken down by region for the past five full academic years are in the below table (found here):
| Starts in the Catering and Hospitality route | ||||
Region | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
North East | 370 | 600 | 470 | 410 | 430 |
North West | 880 | 1,720 | 1,520 | 1,340 | 1,300 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 700 | 1,150 | 970 | 940 | 930 |
East Midlands | 690 | 1,160 | 1,020 | 950 | 970 |
West Midlands | 830 | 1,440 | 1,180 | 1,080 | 1,150 |
East of England | 700 | 1,270 | 1,130 | 1,110 | 920 |
London | 860 | 1,520 | 1,440 | 1,310 | 1,180 |
South East | 1,470 | 2,340 | 2,180 | 2,020 | 1,950 |
South West | 1,230 | 1,930 | 1,670 | 1,660 | 1,450 |
Outside of England and unknown | 60 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 50 |
Total | 7,800 | 13,210 | 11,660 | 10,880 | 10,310 |