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1697332

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been transferred to small and medium-sized enterprises by levy-paying businesses using their apprenticeship service account to transfer unused levy funds in (1) 2020–21, (2) 2021–22, and (3) 2022–23.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL3435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Transfers are a great way for large employers to use their levy funds to support apprenticeships in other businesses, including small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), flexi-job apprenticeship agencies and charities, to help meet local or sector specific needs.</p><p>As announced this week, from April the department are increasing the proportion of their funds that levy-paying employers can transfer to support more apprenticeships in other businesses, including those in their local area or supply chain, from 25% to 50%. This will help SMEs hire more apprentices by reducing their costs and enabling them to benefit from the support and experience that larger employers can provide.</p><p>Hundreds of large levy-paying employers have already taken advantage of the opportunity to transfer their unused levy funds to other businesses. Since September 2021, over 550 employers including ASDA, HomeServe, and BT Group, have pledged to transfer over £37 million to support apprenticeships in businesses of all sizes.</p><p>​The below table shows the number of non-levy paying employers that have received levy transfer funding and the value of that funding. It is extremely encouraging that use of transfers continues to increase year-on-year. The department does not hold transfer data specific to SMEs (currently defined as businesses with fewer than 250 employees) but can confirm that most non-levy paying employers are SMEs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>F</strong><strong>inancial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>022-23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>N</strong><strong>umber of non-levy employers receiving transfer funding</strong></p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>5,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Value of funding transferred (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p>£13</p></td><td><p>£19</p></td><td><p>£26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To note: <em>Values include new apprenticeship starts and those who started in previous years but are still being funded. If an employer receives a transfer for an apprenticeship which continues across more than one financial year, they will appear in each year’s employer count. Values are actual payments made to date - they do not represent the total committed cost of transfers into future months and years.</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL3436 question first answered 26/03/2024 13:42:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

1697333

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many small and medium-sized enterprises have received funds for apprenticeship training as a result of levy-paying businesses using their apprenticeship service account to transfer unused levy funds in (1) 2020–21, (2) 2021–22, and (3) 2022–23.
tabling member printed	Baroness Wolf of Dulwich
uin	HL3436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Transfers are a great way for large employers to use their levy funds to support apprenticeships in other businesses, including small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), flexi-job apprenticeship agencies and charities, to help meet local or sector specific needs.</p><p>As announced this week, from April the department are increasing the proportion of their funds that levy-paying employers can transfer to support more apprenticeships in other businesses, including those in their local area or supply chain, from 25% to 50%. This will help SMEs hire more apprentices by reducing their costs and enabling them to benefit from the support and experience that larger employers can provide.</p><p>Hundreds of large levy-paying employers have already taken advantage of the opportunity to transfer their unused levy funds to other businesses. Since September 2021, over 550 employers including ASDA, HomeServe, and BT Group, have pledged to transfer over £37 million to support apprenticeships in businesses of all sizes.</p><p>​The below table shows the number of non-levy paying employers that have received levy transfer funding and the value of that funding. It is extremely encouraging that use of transfers continues to increase year-on-year. The department does not hold transfer data specific to SMEs (currently defined as businesses with fewer than 250 employees) but can confirm that most non-levy paying employers are SMEs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>F</strong><strong>inancial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>022-23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>N</strong><strong>umber of non-levy employers receiving transfer funding</strong></p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>5,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Value of funding transferred (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p>£13</p></td><td><p>£19</p></td><td><p>£26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To note: <em>Values include new apprenticeship starts and those who started in previous years but are still being funded. If an employer receives a transfer for an apprenticeship which continues across more than one financial year, they will appear in each year’s employer count. Values are actual payments made to date - they do not represent the total committed cost of transfers into future months and years.</em></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL3435 question first answered 26/03/2024 13:42:56 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4347 label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich

1663516

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much and what proportion of apprenticeship levy funds were transferred from levy-payers to non-levy payers in the (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	201370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government, via HM Revenue and Customs, collects an apprenticeship levy of 0.5% on total payroll from businesses across the UK with an annual payroll expenditure of more than £3 million. From this, HM Treasury sets an English apprenticeships budget for the department, and the devolved governments receive a share of the funding calculated using the Barnett formula.</p><p>The apprenticeships budget in England is used to fund training and assessment for new apprenticeship starts for all employers of all sizes, both those who pay the levy and those who do not, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers, providers, and apprentices.</p><p>In the 2019/20 financial year, the apprenticeship budget was £2,469 million and total spend was £1,919 million. £650 million (34%) of this spend was directed to non-levy paying employers, including £3 million which was transferred directly by levy-paying employers via levy transfer. Of the £650 million, £451 million was spent on non-levy employer training and assessment costs and the remainder for additional payments such as English and maths support.</p><p>In the 2020/21 financial year, the apprenticeship budget was £2,467 million and total spend was £1,863 million. £557 million (30%) of this spend was directed to non-levy paying employers, including £16 million which was transferred directly by levy-paying employers via levy transfer. Of the £557 million, £403 million was spent on non-levy employer training and assessment costs and the remainder for additional payments..</p><p>In the 2021/22 financial year, the apprenticeship budget was £2,466 million and total spend was £2,455 million. £817 million (33%) of this spend was directed to non-levy paying employers, including £23 million which was transferred directly by levy-paying employers via levy transfer. Of the £817 million, £546 million was spent on non-levy employer training and assessment costs and the remainder for additional payments.</p><p>In 2022-23 financial year, the apprenticeship budget was £2,554 million and total spend was £2,458 million. £724 million (29%) of this spend was directed to non-levy paying employers, including £32 million which was transferred directly by levy-paying employers via levy transfer. Of the £724 million, £505 million was spent on non-levy employer training and assessment costs and the remainder for additional payments.</p><p>To note, the amount of annual funds that levy-paying employers can transfer from their levy account increased from 10% to 25% in April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 18/10/2023 16:17:18 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1659626

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship starts were funded by levy transfers from levy-paying to non-levy paying organisations in the 2022/2023 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	198766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>In the 2022/23 academic year (August to April, reported to date) there have been 4,530 transferred apprenticeship service commitments that have materialised into starts at non-levy paying organisations. In the 2021/22 academic year (August to July, reported to date) there were 4,510.</p><p>To note:</p><p>(1) Apprenticeship service data as of 9 June 2023.</p><p>(2) Starts as recorded on the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).</p><p>(3) Levy-paying status of the transfer recipient is the latest recorded status of the apprenticeship service account.</p><p>(4) Providers may not record learners immediately on the ILR, so a lag may occur between a commitment being recorded in the apprenticeship service and the corresponding commitment being recorded as a start on the ILR.</p><p>(5) Commitments can be recorded/amended on the apprenticeship service system after the transfer approval date, so all data are provisional.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/09/2023 14:17:34 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1659628

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's budget was for apprenticeships in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	198768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The apprenticeships budget in England is used to fund the training and assessment of new apprenticeship starts for all employers of all sizes, both those who pay the levy and those who do not. The budget is also used to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers, providers and apprentices.</p><p><br> The annual apprenticeship budget is set by His Majesty’s Treasury. The table below shows the department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 financial years. The budget is not set on an academic year basis.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department’s Ring-fenced Apprenticeships Budget (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,466</p></td><td><p>£2,554</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 19/09/2023 11:19:46 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1651725

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much from the public purse her Department ringfenced for the apprenticeship budget for England in (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	193100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK government, via His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, collects an apprenticeship levy of 0.5% on total payroll from businesses across the UK with an annual payroll expenditure of more than £3 million. The amount raised by the apprenticeship levy is available in this publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a>.</p><p>From this, His Majesty’s Treasury sets an English apprenticeships budget for the department, and the devolved administrations receive a share of the funding calculated using the Barnett formula.</p><p>The apprenticeships budget in England is used to fund the training and assessment of new apprenticeship starts for all employers of all sizes, both those who pay the levy and those who do not. The budget is also used to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers, providers and apprentices. Apprenticeships are employer led, and the department does not allocate a specific percentage of the budget to either levy paying or non-levy paying employers.</p><p>The table below shows the total apprenticeship budget and spend in England in the last five financial years, with spend broken down by levy payers and non-levy payers. It also includes the budget for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years. In addition, the table reflects the spend on apprenticeships that started prior to the introduction of the levy, and the department’s spend on the operation of the wider apprenticeship system, such as the cost of running digital services, marketing and communications campaigns.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apprenticeship budget £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,231</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,469</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,467</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,466</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,554</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,585</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Levy spend</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>864</p></td><td><p>1,156</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>1,592</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-levy spend</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>817</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on apprenticeships started<br> prior to the introduction of the levy</p></td><td><p>1,086</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wider apprenticeship<br> system spend</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,586</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,738</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,919</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,863</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,455</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 193101 193103 193104 question first answered 18/07/2023 11:17:21 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1651731

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the ring-fenced apprenticeship budget was in each year since 2017-18; and what proportion was raised by the Apprenticeship Levy in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	193103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK government, via His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, collects an apprenticeship levy of 0.5% on total payroll from businesses across the UK with an annual payroll expenditure of more than £3 million. The amount raised by the apprenticeship levy is available in this publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a>.</p><p>From this, His Majesty’s Treasury sets an English apprenticeships budget for the department, and the devolved administrations receive a share of the funding calculated using the Barnett formula.</p><p>The apprenticeships budget in England is used to fund the training and assessment of new apprenticeship starts for all employers of all sizes, both those who pay the levy and those who do not. The budget is also used to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers, providers and apprentices. Apprenticeships are employer led, and the department does not allocate a specific percentage of the budget to either levy paying or non-levy paying employers.</p><p>The table below shows the total apprenticeship budget and spend in England in the last five financial years, with spend broken down by levy payers and non-levy payers. It also includes the budget for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years. In addition, the table reflects the spend on apprenticeships that started prior to the introduction of the levy, and the department’s spend on the operation of the wider apprenticeship system, such as the cost of running digital services, marketing and communications campaigns.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apprenticeship budget £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,231</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,469</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,467</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,466</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,554</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,585</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Levy spend</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>864</p></td><td><p>1,156</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>1,592</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-levy spend</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>817</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on apprenticeships started<br> prior to the introduction of the levy</p></td><td><p>1,086</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wider apprenticeship<br> system spend</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,586</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,738</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,919</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,863</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,455</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 193100 193101 193104 question first answered 18/07/2023 11:17:21 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1651735

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the ring-fenced apprenticeship budget has been allocated to apprenticeship funding for non-levy paying employers in each financial year since 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	193104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK government, via His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, collects an apprenticeship levy of 0.5% on total payroll from businesses across the UK with an annual payroll expenditure of more than £3 million. The amount raised by the apprenticeship levy is available in this publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a>.</p><p>From this, His Majesty’s Treasury sets an English apprenticeships budget for the department, and the devolved administrations receive a share of the funding calculated using the Barnett formula.</p><p>The apprenticeships budget in England is used to fund the training and assessment of new apprenticeship starts for all employers of all sizes, both those who pay the levy and those who do not. The budget is also used to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers, providers and apprentices. Apprenticeships are employer led, and the department does not allocate a specific percentage of the budget to either levy paying or non-levy paying employers.</p><p>The table below shows the total apprenticeship budget and spend in England in the last five financial years, with spend broken down by levy payers and non-levy payers. It also includes the budget for the 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years. In addition, the table reflects the spend on apprenticeships that started prior to the introduction of the levy, and the department’s spend on the operation of the wider apprenticeship system, such as the cost of running digital services, marketing and communications campaigns.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022/23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023/24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apprenticeship budget £m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,231</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,469</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,467</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,466</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,554</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,585</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Levy spend</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>864</p></td><td><p>1,156</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>1,592</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-levy spend</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>528</p></td><td><p>650</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>817</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on apprenticeships started<br> prior to the introduction of the levy</p></td><td><p>1,086</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wider apprenticeship<br> system spend</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,586</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,738</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,919</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,863</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,455</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 193100 193101 193103 question first answered 18/07/2023 11:17:21 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1651743

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June to Questions 188238, 188239 and 188240 on Apprentices: Finance, whether the (a) Scottish, (b) Welsh and (c) Northern Ireland government receives funding under the Barnett formula for the provision of apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	193105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The devolved administrations receive Barnett consequentials as a result of changes to UK government department DEL associated with spending in devolved areas. Rather than receiving funding for specific programmes or policy areas, the devolved administrations receive block grants from the UK Government. It is generally for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their block grant funding in devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of how the block grants for the devolved administrations are calculated is published in Block Grant Transparency (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-202" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-202</a>) which will be updated on 20th July. The Statement of Funding Policy (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1137609/Statement_of_Funding_Policy_update_Feb_2023.pdf" target="_blank">Statement_of_Funding_Policy_update_Feb_2023.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a> also lists the breakdown of comparability factors for each programme the devolved administrations receive funding from.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/07/2023 12:04:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

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registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the Scottish Government has received in each year since 2015-16 for the training provided for apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	188238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Rather than receiving funding for specific programmes or policy areas, the devolved administrations receive block grants from the UK Government. It is generally for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their block grant funding in devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p>All changes to devolved administration block grants are published in the Block Grant Transparency document, which is due to be updated shortly. The latest publication is here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/block-grant-transparency-december-2021</a></p><p> </p><p>The devolved administrations are well-funded to deliver all their devolved responsibilities, each receiving over 20% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK. This is around 25% more for the Scottish Government and around 20% more for the Welsh Government and NI Executive.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 188239 188240 question first answered 12/06/2023 11:04:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins