2.23 Sellafield Limited is due to finalise its new socio-economic strategy by the end of March 2015, in response to a recommendation from the Committee of Public Accounts, and has reported some increase in its use of apprentices and commitment to skills enhancement and its spending with small and medium-sized enterprises. In April and September 2014, the Authority and Sellafield Limited jointly published progress updates on their approach to developing skills and contributing to socio-economic development in and around Sellafield. In 2014 Sellafield Limited had increased its use of apprentices, trainees and graduates by nearly 40% since 2012; and in 2013-14 increased its direct spending with small and medium-sized enterprises to 7.6%, with total Sellafield supply-chain spending with small and medium-sized enterprises now being 19%.