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Cabinet Office: Apprentices

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 23 April 2026UIN 121040

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many apprentices the Department recruited in 2025, compared with (a) 2022, (b) 2023, and (c) 2024.

Answered by Satvir Kaur

Year

Number of New Apprentices Recruited

Total Apprenticeship Starts (New Recruits and Internal Conversions)

2022

36

95

2023

35

126

2024

42

101

2025

29

65

The Department had a greater number of apprenticeship starts overall during this period, as the total figures include existing members of staff converting to an apprenticeship in addition to the new recruits shown above. These total apprenticeship starts were primarily composed of existing staff upskilling rather than new external recruitment.

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