Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 13670

Apprentices: Employers' Contributions and Minimum Wage

Tabled: 11 November 2024

Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to (a) employer national insurance contributions and (b) the level of the minimum wage on the number of (i) apprenticeship starts for young

Answer

Janet Daby

To repair public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance.The government recognises the need to protect the smallest emplo...

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