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Written question asked by Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 19 November 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 December 2018. It was answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton (Conservative) on Monday, 3 December 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Arts: Apprenticeship Levy

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to monitor the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy on the creative industries sector; and what assessment they have made of the impact of the Levy compared to other types of employer investment.

Answer

The creative industry voluntary training levies, managed by ScreenSkills, and the apprenticeships levy cover different things. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to bring the creative industries’ current voluntary levy into the scope of the apprenticeship levy.

The apprenticeship levy is specifically used to fund high quality apprenticeship training and end-point assessment across all sectors. The creative industry voluntary levies can be spent on a wide range of specialist training, including help with associated costs such as travel, accommodation and childcare. The voluntary levies operate across film, high-end television, animation and children’s television as part of the tax incentive regime for these sectors.

The apprenticeship levy only affects around 2% of employers and the majority of the creative sector do not pay it. Instead, they can benefit from government investment covering at least 90% of training costs. This will rise to 95% in 2019.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11564
Session
2017-19
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Arts Employment Investment Apprenticeship levy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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