Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.

The Department for Communities & Local Government currently employ 10 apprentices of which 4 are aged 16 to 18 and 6 are aged 19 to 24. None of the apprentices were previously employed by the Government.

The Department's executive agencies and associated bodies currently employ 11 apprentices of which 4 are aged 16 to 18 and 7 are aged 19 to 24. None of the apprentices were previously employed by the Government. Ministers have also engaged directly with apprentices through round table catch ups.