Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
Answered by John Penrose
I can confirm there is currently one apprentice employed in the Department which accounts for 2% of the London staff. Although slightly under the public sector target of 2.3%, this is due to two apprentices completing their apprenticeships during 2018. A further three apprentices have recently been recruited, which will bring the proportion of apprentices in the department to 6%.
Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 768, what plans she has to discuss with Northern Ireland political parties the roll out of childcare support in Northern Ireland similar to 30 hours of funded childcare in England.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
I refer the honourable Member to the answer given by my Rt honourable Friend the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 26 March 2018 (UIN 133099).
Asked by: Angela Rayner (Labour - Ashton-under-Lyne)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
My Department currently employs 3 apprentices, which equates to 2.87% of the workforce.