Phil Boswell – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Phil Boswell on 2016-01-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much funding has been allocated to apprenticeships in each year since 2010.
Nick Boles
The following table shows actual spending figures for apprenticeships in England for Financial Years 2010-2014
£K |
FY2010-11 |
FY2011-12 |
FY2012-13 |
FY2013-14 |
FY2014-15 |
16 to18 inclusive |
744,870 |
758,966 |
670,211 |
717,575 |
783,198 |
19 and over |
450,880 |
624,602 |
753,886 |
737,022 |
776,573 |
TOTAL |
1,195,750 |
1,383,568 |
1,424,097 |
1,454,597 |
1,559,771 |
Responsibility for the Apprenticeship Programme is shared between the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which funds adult apprenticeships (19+) and the Department for Education which funds 16-18 year olds.
The apprenticeships levy will put apprenticeship funding on an even more sustainable footing and improve the technical and professional skills of the workforce, which is an important component of productivity.