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Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled Answered 23 March 2026UIN 121041

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many apprentices the Department recruited in 2025 compared with (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024.

Answered by Hilary Benn

The Northern Ireland Office recruited 1 apprentice in 2023 and 1 in 2025 for a 2-year term. We did not recruit any apprentices in 2022 or 2024.

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