United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 112110
Apprentices: Costs
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10 February 2026
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25 February 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost to a non-Levy-paying firm of employing an 18-year old apprentice in the second year of their apprenticeship, paid at the legal minimum hourly rate for a 37.
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10 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the average cost to a non-Levy-paying firm of employing an 18-year old apprentice in the second year of their apprenticeship, paid at the legal minimum hourly rate for a 37.
Source: Commons
25 February 2026
Answer
Minimum wage rates are reviewed annually and the government considers the independent advice of the Low Pay Commission when setting minimum wage rates.Past, present and future minimum wage rates are published here, National Minimum Wage and National Livin...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-10/112110
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1880368
- uk · wq-1880368 · source updated 25 February 2026