Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, 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 of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) currently employs four apprentices; one is aged 16-18; two are aged 19-23; one is aged 24+. DECC does not hold the information requested on previous government employment.

The Coal Authority currently employs two apprentices, both of these falls into the 19-24 age bracket and are undertaking level 3 apprenticeships. Neither of these apprentices has previously worked for the government

There are no apprentices employed by any other Non-departmental Public Bodies for which DECC is responsible.