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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1639886/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The apprenticeship levy is an important part of the government\u2019s reforms to create a high-quality, employer-led apprenticeships system, and it supports employers of all sizes to invest in high-quality apprenticeship training.<\/p><p>The government, via HM Revenue and Customs, collects the apprenticeship levy of 0.5% on total payroll from businesses across the UK with a payroll of more than £3 million. From this, HM Treasury (HMT) 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 department\u2019s apprenticeships budget is used to fund training and assessment for new apprenticeship starts in all employers, levy and non-levy paying employers alike, across England, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers and providers. This means that levy payers\u2019 unspent funds are used to support additional costs and apprenticeships in smaller employers.<\/p><p>In the 2021/22 financial year, the total spend on apprenticeships in England was £2,455 million, against the budget of £2,466 million, meaning that 99.6% of the apprenticeships budget was spent. Previous years\u2019 spending on apprenticeships is set out in the Department\u2019s Annual Report and Accounts, which can be accessed at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022<\/a>.<\/p><p>Any underspends in overall departmental budgets by the end of the financial year are first returned to HMT, as per the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance. As employers choose which apprenticeships they offer and when, annual spend of the apprenticeship budget is subject to employer demand.<\/p><p>The government is increasing apprenticeship funding to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year and has removed the limit on the number of apprentices that small and medium-sized enterprises can recruit to support more employers to benefit from the high-quality training that apprenticeships offer.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how they will use the underspend of the apprenticeship levy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1233578/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We are encouraging the introduction of COVID-Secure Marshals to help support our high streets and public spaces. We will be setting out further details in due course.<\/p><p>The Government has provided local authorities with £3.7 billion in\u202fun-ringfenced\u202ffunding to support them in responding to the pandemic, as well as further funding for adult social care and to support local outbreak planning. We will continue to work closely with councils, and\u202fany local authority concerned about its financial position should contact MHCLG.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) how many COVID-19 Secure Marshals they expect to be operating in England by 1 November, (2) how much they will cost, and (3) how they will be funded.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/908872/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Her Majesty\u2019s Government recognises the important role played by strategic roads in supporting trade. This is why we are investing over £15bn in the network between 2015 and 2021, and dedicating resources raised through Vehicle Excise Duty in England to a National Roads Fund beyond 2020 to provide long-term funding stability. Decisions about which road schemes to progress are based on deliverability, affordability and meeting the five key aims for the network post 2020. These are supporting the economy \u2013 including trade and getting goods to and from ports \u2013 as well as network capability, safety, integration and the environment.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether trade will be factored into the assessment criteria for deciding which road schemes to progress; and if so, when.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of occupational pension schemes in local government, the NHS and publicly funded education registered in the UK as at 1 January.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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