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Written question asked by Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 December 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 December 2015 (named day). It was answered by Nick Boles (Conservative) on Monday, 14 December 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Apprenticeship Levy

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on the distribution and use of funds raised by the proposed Apprenticeship Levy.

Answer

Skills policy is a devolved area so the devolved administrations will continue to have control over how to support businesses through training and apprenticeships.


We are working closely with the Welsh Government and other devolved administrations to ensure they get their fair share of the levy and can work out how best to use it to complement their own apprenticeships and skills policies.


We will engage with skills ministers in the devolved administrations, including Julie James AC/AM, to do all we can to make the levy work for employers and would-be apprentices across the UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19462
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Devolution Apprenticeship levy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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