Louise Haigh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-03-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of civil service apprentices in his Department are (a) over the age of 25 and (b) paid at the rate of the national living wage.

Joseph Johnson

The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills HQ has (a) 45% of its apprentices who are over the age of 25 and (b) all of its apprentices are paid at a rate which exceeds the National Living Wage.