Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
As of 10 January 2020, there were 1126 apprentices in the Ministry of Justice. This is approximately 1.5% of the total staff employed within the department. There are also 955 applications pending from staff wanting to complete an apprenticeship programme. MoJ will continue to deliver both high volume and niche apprenticeship programmes throughout the coming financial year in line with organisational demand.