Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the annual costs to charities of the apprenticeship levy.

We have published estimates of levy payments by sector, and previous apprenticeship spending by sector: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf

There is no specific assessment of registered charities or medical research charities. However, employers paying the levy will be able to access funding for apprenticeships through a new digital apprenticeship service account, and the government will apply a top up of 10% on their digital funds.