United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 110976
Apprentices: English Language and Mathematics
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4 February 2026
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12 February 2026 · Answer
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12 February 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people pursuing apprenticeships who are unable to obtain English and Maths GCSEs; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the requirement to o
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4 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people pursuing apprenticeships who are unable to obtain English and Maths GCSEs; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the requirement to o
Source: Commons
12 February 2026
Answer
Young people are not required to hold GCSE qualifications in English and/or maths before starting an apprenticeship. Apprentices under the age of 19 are funded to achieve up to a level 2 qualification in English and/or maths (where they do not already hol...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-04/110976
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1878741
- uk · wq-1878741 · source updated 12 February 2026