Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to bring apprenticeship wages into line with national minimum wage rates for their age group.

The Government asks the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to recommend the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage such that it increases pay of the lowest paid apprentices without damaging their employment prospect.

The LPC will be conducting a review of the minimum wage youth rates and the apprenticeship rate structure in light of; changes in young peoples’ participation in work and education, the introduction of the National Living Wage and significant policy changes to apprenticeship policy in England. They are due to issue advice on this matter to Government in Spring 2019.