Treasury<p>The Government understands that being unable to switch your mortgage can be extremely stressful. Alongside the Financial Conduct Authority and industry, we have shown we are willing to act through the introduction of a ‘modified affordability assessment’, which removes the regulatory barriers that prevented some customers, who otherwise may have been able to switch, from accessing new products. We are also regularly in contact with key stakeholders, including recently with the UK Mortgage Prisoners campaign group.</p><p>The Government remains committed to this issue and will continue to work with industry and wider stakeholders to determine if there are proposals that will meaningly benefit affected borrowers and be fair to other borrowers in the wider market.</p>Hitchin and HarpendenBim Afolami2024-03-1518121false2024-03-15T12:55:11.133Z14TreasuryTreasury2024-03-12Mortgages: Government Assistance1House of CommonsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to support homeowners who are unable to switch to a cheaper mortgage deal.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra18171Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<p>The department paid £4,665,652 in apprenticeship levy fees and received £437,478.16 between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2023. This includes the 10% Government top up.</p><p> </p><p>The department spent £2,644,021.77 of its available apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The data above is for Defra Core, Marine Management Organisation, Natural England, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Joint Nature Conservation Committee, which are collectively included in the Defra Levy Account.</p>SherwoodMark Spencer2024-03-13false2024-03-13T11:05:44.9Z13Environment, Food and Rural AffairsEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs2024-02-27Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra15907Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office<p>The department has contributed £3,557,814.53 in Levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023. This includes the 10 per cent government top up.</p><p>During the same period, the department's spend from its apprenticeship Levy funds was £854,341.64.</p><p>These are the combined levy figures for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and our Trading Fund, FCDO Services.</p>MacclesfieldDavid Rutley2024-03-07false2024-03-07T09:01:09.02Z208Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office2024-02-27Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra15913Home Office<p>Between September 2021 and August 2023 the Home Department has (a) paid £14,547,652 in apprenticeship levy fees, this includes the 10% government top up, and (b) has spent £4,039,846 from apprenticeship levy funds.</p>Croydon SouthChris Philp2024-03-06false2024-03-06T16:40:23.073Z1Home OfficeHome Office2024-02-27Home Office: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra15915Department for Transport<p><strong> </strong></p><p>a) £2,100,000</p><p>b) £910,851</p><p> </p><p> </p>South CambridgeshireAnthony Browne2024-03-06false2024-03-06T16:01:26.967Z27TransportTransport2024-02-27Department for Transport: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra15910Northern Ireland Office<p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has contributed £83,000 in apprenticeship Levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.</p><p>During the same period, the department has had no spend from the apprenticeship Levy fund. All NIO apprenticeships during this period were covered through the Civil Service-wide apprenticeship schemes, therefore the NIO specifically has not spent any levy funds.</p><p> </p>WycombeMr Steve Baker2024-03-06false2024-03-06T14:11:38.163Z21Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland2024-02-27Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra15918Ministry of Defence<p>The Department has paid £68 million in apprenticeship levy fees from September 2021 to March 2023, this includes the 10% Government top up. Expenditure between April 2023 to August 2023 is subject to auditing and will be released in the Ministry of Defence financial year 2023-24 Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>As the cost of delivering apprenticeship training as part of professional skills development is linked to the overall training budgets it is not possible to extract the specific apprenticeship spend.</p>South West WiltshireDr Andrew Murrison2024-03-06false2024-03-06T13:49:19.467Z11DefenceDefence2024-02-27Ministry of Defence: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra15916Department for Business and Trade<p>Following a machinery of government in February 2023, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the Department for International trade were replaced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p>As the Department for Business and Trade did not exist between September 2021 and January 2023, we are unable to provide data on payment towards the apprenticeship levy and spend of levy funds for this period.</p><p>Since the creation of the Department for Business and Trade the apprenticeship levy account has remained shared between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade. Therefore, the Department for Business and Trade is unable to accurately provide the amount paid in apprenticeship levy fees between February 2023 and August 2023 and is unable to accurately provide the amount spent from the levy over the same period.</p>WealdenMs Nusrat Ghani2024-03-06false2024-03-06T13:04:07.703Z214Business and TradeBusiness and Trade2024-02-27Department for Business and Trade: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much her Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra15903Ministry of Justice<p>The Department has contributed £22,753,441.56 in Levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.</p><p>During the same period, the Department has spent £12,609,530.86.</p>Finchley and Golders GreenMike Freer2024-03-06false2024-03-06T12:40:53.277Z54JusticeJustice2024-02-27Ministry of Justice: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra15917Department for Science, Innovation and Technology<p>Following a machinery of government in February 2023, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy was replaced by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p>As the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology did not exist between September 2021 and January 2023, we are unable to provide data on payment towards the apprenticeship levy and spend of levy funds for this period.</p><p>Since the creation of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology the apprenticeship levy account has remained shared between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p>Therefore, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is unable to accurately provide the amount paid in apprenticeship levy fees between February 2023 and August 2023 and is unable to accurately provide the amount spent from the levy over the same period.</p>Arundel and South DownsAndrew Griffith2024-03-06false2024-03-06T10:51:09.01Z216Science, Innovation and TechnologyScience, Innovation and Technology2024-02-27Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Apprentices1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much her Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.falseFeltham and HestonSeema Malhotra1590910011887