Andrew Murrison – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Murrison on 2016-02-04.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of businesses and other organisations in (a) Wiltshire and (b) the UK that will be required to pay the apprenticeship levy.

Greg Hands

The apprenticeship levy will apply across the UK and will be collected from employers on a UK wide basis. An allowance of £15,000 means those with a paybill exceeding £3million will have to pay the levy.

Regional level estimates of those likely to pay the Apprenticeship Levy is not available.