Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education for implementation of the T-levels.

Since its establishment in April 2017, the Institute for Apprenticeships has been responsible for ensuring high quality apprenticeships in England. We expect that its responsibility for T level implementation under the Technical & Further Education Act will be commenced in a phased approach. Resourcing decisions are being considered as part of the Department’s overall implementation programme, and we will ensure that the Institute has sufficient staff to fulfil its new responsibilities as it takes them on.