Nia Griffith – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nia Griffith on 2015-12-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue that is likely to accrue from Welsh employers as a result of the apprenticeship levy in each of the next five years.

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 only those with a paybill exceeding £3million will have to pay it.

We are already working with the Welsh Government and the other devolved administrations to ensure they can get their fair share of the revenue and, as far as possible, to develop a system for administering the levy which complements the skills and apprenticeship policies of each of the devolved administrations.

We are committed to doing all we can to make the system work for employers wherever they are in the UK.