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Written question asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 2 December 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 5 January 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Apprentices: Finance

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what was the apprenticeship budget for the Department for Education in 2024–25; what proportion of that budget was spent in total; and what proportion was spent on (1) training for apprenticeships with levy-paying employers, (2) training for apprenticeships with non-levy-paying employers, and (3) other activities.

Answer

In the 2024-25 financial year, the English apprenticeships budget was fully spent.

The following table provides a breakdown of total spend for the 2024-25 financial year, including the proportion of total spend on training for apprenticeships with levy paying employers and training for apprenticeships with non-levy paying employers in England.

In addition, the table reflects the spend on apprenticeships that started prior to the introduction of the apprenticeships levy and new funding system, as well as non-apprenticeships participation spend, such as the cost of running digital services and marketing and communications campaigns.

Apprenticeships spend from the department’s apprenticeships budget

2024-25 financial year (£million)

Proportion of total spend (%)

Levy paying employers

1,979

71%

Non-levy paying employers

742

27%

Pre-reform apprenticeships

-1

0%

Non-apprenticeships training

49

2%

Total

2,769

100%

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12598
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Apprentices Finance Apprenticeship levy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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