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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships available in her Department.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships available in her Department.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19th May 2025 to PQ51804.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure employers are aware of the National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under 25.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure employers are aware of the National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under 25.
I refer the honourable member to the answer given to question 50506: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-07/50506
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in her Department.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts in her Department.
As of January 2025, 6.9% of staff in the department are currently on an apprenticeship, which is above our target of 5%. To maintain and build on this, we continue to take the following steps:
- All Administrative Officer (AO) and Executive Officer (EO) recruitment is considered for a Level 4 Business Administration apprenticeship, ensuring that new entrants have the opportunity to develop their skills through apprenticeship routes.
- We participate annually in the Government Economic Service Degree Apprenticeship Programme (GESDAP) and actively advertise this opportunity across the department to encourage uptake.
- We continue to offer a wide variety of apprenticeships in areas such as finance, management, and data science, ensuring a broad range of opportunities for staff to develop their skills and progress their careers.
- Subject to a new approach to Apprenticeships which we anticipate from Skills England, we plan to review our current offering to focus on how we use a range of Apprenticeships to attract candidates and develop the skills of the future.
Through these measures, the department remains committed to supporting staff development and increasing apprenticeship opportunities.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of SMEs using National Insurance relief for apprentices aged under 25 in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of SMEs using National Insurance relief for apprentices aged under 25 in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.
HMRC publishes estimates of the number of employers who benefit from the relief on employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25, which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure employers are aware of the available National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under the age of 25.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure employers are aware of the available National Insurance relief when hiring apprentices under the age of 25.
HMRC maintains comprehensive Gov.uk guidance to help employers understand the Class 1 NICs relief for apprentices under the age of 25, which has been in place since 2016. It can be found here: Paying employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25 - GOV.UK.
Beyond the NICs relief, the Government is committed to supporting apprenticeships as a key component of its growth mission to achieve growth. The Autumn Budget provided £40 million to help to deliver new foundation and shorter apprenticeships in key sectors.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure businesses are aware of National Insurance contributions relief for employers with apprentices under 25.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure businesses are aware of National Insurance contributions relief for employers with apprentices under 25.
HMRC maintains comprehensive Gov.uk guidance to help employers understand the Class 1 NICs relief for apprentices under the age of 25, which has been in place since 2016. It can be found here: Paying employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25 - GOV.UK.
Beyond the NICs relief, the Government is committed to supporting apprenticeships as a key component of its growth mission to achieve growth. The Autumn Budget provided £40 million to help to deliver new foundation and shorter apprenticeships in key sectors.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprenticeships HM Revenue and Customs has offered since 2010, by year.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many apprenticeships HM Revenue and Customs has offered since 2010, by year.
HMRC has made use of apprentices since 2013.
This table shows the number of apprenticeships that have been offered and started in HMRC since 2010. It equates to 13,394 apprenticeships over 15 years.
Financial Year | Apprentices starting an Apprenticeship |
2010/11 | 0 |
2011/12 | 0 |
2012/13 | 0 |
2013/14 | 57 |
2014/15 | 0 |
2015/16 | 46 |
2016/17 | 869 |
2017/18 | 1188 |
2018/19 | 3533 |
2019/20 | 3646 |
2020/21 | 1876 |
2021/22 | 522 |
2022/23 | 589 |
2023/24 | 764 |
2024/25 | 304 |
In October 2023, HMRC launched a new strategy to embed apprenticeships across the Department. Since then, outcomes have improved, with successful completions increasing from 43% in 2022 to over 74% now.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing tax breaks to employers who train apprentices.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing tax breaks to employers who train apprentices.
Employers of those under the age of 21 and apprentices under the age of 25 already receive 100% employer National Insurance relief on salaries up to £50,270.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33033 on Employers' Contributions: Apprentices, whether the employers' National Insurance contributions relief for under-21s and under-25 apprentices also applies to employed interns.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33033 on Employers' Contributions: Apprentices, whether the employers' National Insurance contributions relief for under-21s and under-25 apprentices also applies to employed interns.
Employers of interns are eligible for these National Insurance Contributions reliefs provided the interns are either under age 21 with earnings between the Secondary Threshold (ST), currently £175 a week and the Upper Secondary Threshold (UST), currently £967 a week; or are under age 25 with earnings above the ST and not exceeding the Apprentice Upper Secondary Threshold (AUST), currently £967 a week, and on an approved UK Government apprenticeship standard or framework.
Full details of the UK Government apprenticeship standard or frameworks which are approved can be found at Paying employer National Insurance contributions for apprentices under 25 - GOV.UK .
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on apprenticeship schemes.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on apprenticeship schemes.
A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations as well as an overview of the equality impacts.
The Office for Budget Responsibility also published the Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO), which sets out a detailed forecast of the economy and public finances.
Eligible businesses can claim employer NICs reliefs including those for under-21s and under-25 apprentices.
For more information about available reliefs please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/allowances-expenses-and-reliefs-when-you-run-a-business
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed increases to employer National Insurance contributions on businesses (a) supporting and (b) employing apprentices; and whether she plans to allocate additional financial support to these businesses.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed increases to employer National Insurance contributions on businesses (a) supporting and (b) employing apprentices; and whether she plans to allocate additional financial support to these businesses.
A Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) was published alongside the introduction of the Bill containing the changes to employer NICs. The TIIN sets out the impact of the policy on the exchequer, the economic impacts of the policy, and the impacts on individuals, businesses, and civil society organisations as well as an overview of the equality impacts.
The Office for Budget Responsibility also published the Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO), which sets out a detailed forecast of the economy and public finances.
Businesses will still be able to claim employer NICs reliefs including those for under-21s and under-25 apprentices.