Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.

The department has contributed £25,036,238 in Levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023. During the same period the department has spent £12,026,054.

Please note that the data supplied is derived from unpublished accounts information, that for the period April to August 2023 has not been independently audited.