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Source Page: Life Sciences Sector Plan to grow economy and transform NHSAsked by: Stuart Anderson (Conservative - South Shropshire)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase apprenticeship opportunities within his Department.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
In DBT, apprenticeships remain a core element of the learning and development offer for all employees. We are taking active steps to continue to increase apprenticeship opportunities within the Department, with commitment to our recently launched DBT Apprenticeship Plan for 2025-2026. This includes offering all new Executive Officer (EO) vacancies as apprenticeships, encouraging those at the start of their careers to consider an apprenticeship route as default.
DBT are also committed to support the new ‘Civil Service Career Launch Apprenticeship’ (CLA) Programme which seeks to support individuals kickstarting their careers whilst undertaking the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship, with placements launching across government and within DBT in January 2026.
DBT also supports the Government’s commitment to improving digital skills through the TechTrack scheme which is committed to supporting 2,000 digital apprenticeships by 2030.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Competition and Markets Authority has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Competition and Markets Authority has spent the following on equipment for safe and productive home working:
(i) 2022-23 = £44,658.20
(ii) 2023-24 = £42,469.83
(iii) 2024-25 = £40,739.89
This includes home working equipment such as desks, chairs, monitors, keyboards and mice. This does not include laptops or mobile phones.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Trade Remedies Authority has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answered by Justin Madders - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Trade Remedies Authority has spent the following on equipment for safe and productive home working:
(i) 2022-23 = £5,695
(ii) 2023-24 = £2,010
(iii) 2024-25 = £3,672
This includes home working equipment such as desks, chairs, monitors, keyboards and mice. This does not include laptops or mobile phones.