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We do not hold information on the number of companies paying the apprenticeship levy by region or what proportion of revenue from the levy is paid by companies in each region.<\/p>

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Apprenticeship service data is available as reported to the end of August 2017, which includes the number of accounts registered on the apprenticeship service and the number of commitments made. This information can be found in the attached files as well as through the following weblink:<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017<\/a>.<\/p>

These statistics are published on a monthly basis.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "attachment" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767304/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "HL1722 Attachment 1.pdf"} , "title" : "HL 1722 Experimental statistics"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767304/answer/attachment/2", "fileName" : {"_value" : "HL1722 Attachment 2.xls"} , "title" : "HL 1722 Apprenticeship service statistics"} ], "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-10-23T16:40:29.757Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Apprentices: Taxation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many companies pay the apprenticeship levy in each region of England; and what proportion of revenue from the apprenticeship levy is paid by companies in each region of England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4322", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Fox"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Fox"} ], "uin" : "HL1722"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767305", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767305/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Apprenticeship Levy is collected by the Treasury who have allocated a budget for apprenticeships to the Department. Training providers are paid based on the number of learners they train and published funding rates. At the end of the financial year, the Government reports on income including taxation and expenditure in departments\u2019 annual reports, and the Department reports on apprenticeship spending in line with this timetable.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-10-23T15:26:05.15Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Apprentices: Taxation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the apprenticeship levy revenue raised between April and September has been distributed to training providers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4322", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Fox"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Fox"} ], "uin" : "HL1723"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767306", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767306/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

There are many different organisations, including Ofsted and the Institute for Apprenticeships, involved in assuring various different aspects of the quality of apprenticeships. The responsibilities of each organisation with a role in regulating the apprenticeships system has been published in the Apprenticeship accountability statement.<\/p>

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The Institute for Apprenticeships, a crown non-departmental public body which puts employers at the heart of the apprenticeship system, was formally established on 1 April 2017 to support the quality of apprenticeship standards in England. The Institute for Apprenticeships outlined how it will carry its functions in its operational plan.<\/p>

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Further information about the role of Ofsted and the Institute of Apprenticeships, in monitoring the quality of apprenticeship training providers under the new apprenticeship levy framework in England, can be found in the attached document.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767306/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "Hl1724 - Apprenticeship_Accountability_Statement.pdf"} , "title" : "Hl1724 - Apprenticeship Accountability Statement"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-10-23T16:37:38.49Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Apprentices: Taxation"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the role of (1) Ofsted, and (2) the Institute for Apprenticeships, in monitoring the quality of apprenticeship training providers under the new apprenticeship levy framework in England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4322", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Fox"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Fox"} ], "uin" : "HL1724"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767307", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767307/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Learndirect Ltd have a wind-down clause within their contract for the Adult Education Budget, which will be terminated in July 2018. Routine audit work will be carried out in Learndirect Ltd during this period as part of the assurance work carried out by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). If this identifies errors in funding claims or breaches of funding regulations, the ESFA will seek an appropriate recovery.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-10-23T15:29:42.323Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Learndirect"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to seek compensation from Learndirect Ltd for (1) breach of contract, or (2) misuse of public funds.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4322", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Fox"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Fox"} ], "uin" : "HL1725"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767308", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767308/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The timetable for the new non-levy employer apprenticeship procurement was announced by my Rt hon, Friend, the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills and Minister for Women, at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) conference on 26 June 2017.<\/p>

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Since then, Minister Milton has had a number of conversations with the AELP on all aspects of apprenticeships policy, including the non-levy employer apprenticeship procurement.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-10-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-10-23T16:25:59.33Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-10-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Apprentices: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Association of Employment and Learning Providers about the funding allocated to training providers for employers of apprentices who do not pay the apprenticeship levy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4322", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Fox"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Fox"} ], "uin" : "HL1726"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767327", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/767327/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The amount of waste disposed of by composting or anaerobic digestion over each of the last five years was as follows:<\/p>

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