Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if it is her policy to achieve three million apprenticeship starts by 2020.

We first set out our commitment to reach 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020 in our ‘English Apprenticeships 2020 Vision Document’. We are still committed to this target - and remain on track to meet it. Apprenticeship reforms continue to improve the quality of apprenticeships for all, providing the skills employers and the economy need for growth.