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649535

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received from the Welsh Government on the effect of the apprenticeship levy on Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We have worked closely with the Welsh Government to ensure fair and transparent funding and, as far as possible, to develop a system for administering the levy which complements the skills and apprenticeship policies of each of the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>Last month, HM Treasury announced that £128m will be allocated to Wales in the first year of the levy alone. It is up to the Welsh Government to decide what proportion of this is allocated to funding apprenticeships and skills policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/12/2016 17:29:44 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

649536

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effect of the apprenticeship levy on Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>There has been a long standing commitment that Wales will get its fair share from this levy. Last month, HM Treasury announced that £128m, £133m and £138m will be allocated to Wales in the first, second and third years of the levy respectively. On top of this, the UK Government has committed additional funding for Wales of £13.7m in the first and £6.2m in the second year to ensure that Wales receives its fair share of any under spend that occurs in the adjustment period.</p><p> </p><p>Skills policy is a devolved matter in Wales, and therefore it is up to the Welsh Government to decide what proportion of this funding is allocated to apprenticeships and skills policy.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 06/12/2016 17:34:02 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

647803

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many apprenticeships he expects there to be in Wales in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	55359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Skills policy is a devolved matter in Wales, and therefore it is up to the Welsh Government to decide what proportion of its Block Grant is allocated to funding apprenticeships and skills policy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to creating 3 million apprenticeships across the UK by the end of this parliament, and to support and encourage businesses to take on apprenticeships has announced the apprenticeship levy. There has been a long standing commitment that Wales will get its fair share from this levy. Last month HM Treasury announced that £128m will be allocated to Wales in the first year alone.</p><p> </p><p>The Welsh Government can now choose whether to implement similar arrangements to England – where the apprenticeship budget is forecast to more than double in cash terms between 2010-11 and 2019-20, and employers in England can claim back their levy simply by investing in apprenticeship training, or put in place their own alternative arrangements to help the number of apprenticeships in Wales grow over the next five years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/12/2016 14:50:57 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

647806

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much funding there has been for apprenticeships in Wales in each year since 2010; and how many apprenticeships were funded in full or in part by such funding in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Skills policy is a devolved matter in Wales, and therefore it is up to the Welsh Government to decide what proportion of its Block Grant is allocated to funding apprenticeships and skills policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/12/2016 14:53:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

647804

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK's decision to leave the EU on the number of Welsh apprenticeship places.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	55515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Skills and apprenticeships in Wales are devolved to the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government’s apprenticeship programme is funded with support from the European Social Fund. Following the decision to leave the European Union, the Chancellor has provided guarantees for EU funding such that where the Welsh Government sign up to structural and investment fund projects under their current EU budget allocation prior to Brexit, the UK government will ensure they are funded to meet these commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 02/12/2016 14:52:17 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

648896

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect of the UK's decision to leave the EU on apprenticeships in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	55624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Skills and apprenticeships in Wales are devolved to the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government’s apprenticeship programme is funded with support from the European Social Fund. Following the decision to leave the European Union, the Chancellor has provided guarantees for EU funding such that where the Welsh Government sign up to structural and investment fund projects under their current EU budget allocation prior to Brexit, the UK Government will ensure they are funded to meet these commitments.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 07/12/2016 15:33:35 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

823138

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if his Department will ensure that the number of apprenticeships funded in Wales through EU funding programmes is matched by the number of apprenticeships funded in Wales under the Shared Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	122821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Our manifesto committed to creating a UK Shared Prosperity Fund and work is ongoing across Government to consider how best this can be achieved. As per our commitment, we will of course consult the Welsh Government and other stakeholders across Wales and the UK at the earliest possible opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 18/01/2018 13:21:34 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens