Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to paragraph 13.17 of HM Treasury's publication entitled, Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation, Cm 9098, published in July 2015, what progress his Department has made on plans to introduce a degree apprenticeship in Leadership and Management to boost the capabilities of future business leaders.

The Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship was launched on 11 November 2015.

This degree apprenticeship was developed by employers and universities collaborating to bring together world-class business education, on-the-job training and professional development to chartered status, tailored to the needs of business.

By uniting the very best of higher education with an apprenticeship, we are transforming routes into top management careers.