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Written question asked by Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 April 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 May 2017. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Apprentices: Child Benefit

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills on 19 April (HC Deb, col 713), how they calculated the figure of £200 million per annum, by 2020–21, as the extra cost of enabling parents of apprentices aged under 20 to continue to be eligible for child benefit.

Answer

As stated in my response to the Noble Lord on 25th April, I agreed to write to him in response to this question.

The estimate was based on Child Benefit rates and projected numbers of Apprenticeships. It was not certified by the OBR.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6846
Session
2016-17
Related items
Technical and Further Education Bill
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects
Child benefit Costs Apprentices
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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