Written Question·Treasury·UIN 68160

Apprenticeship Levy

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the funds raised through the apprenticeship levy was allocated directly to apprenticeships; and how much was redirected to general government revenue in each of the last ten financial years.

Answer

Darren Jones
The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in 2017, and is paid by large employers with a total annual pay bill of over £3 million. Their contribution is 0.5% of their total annual pay bill. HMT sets the Department for Education’s budget at each Spending Revi...
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