Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the Professional and Business Services Jobs Plan, published on 19 October 2026, what proportion of the 22,400 annual apprenticeship opportunities the Government expects to be additional to the number that employers would otherwise have offered.

The Professional and Business Services Jobs Plan does not assess what proportion of the 22,400 annual apprenticeship opportunities will be additional to those employers would otherwise have offered. The commitment reflects industry’s ambition to recruit 22,400 Level 6 and below apprentices aged under 25 each year for five years. The Professional and Business Services Council will work with government to oversee implementation, with progress against industry and government commitments monitored through a shared performance framework.