Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding each NUTS 1 region will receive from the Government's policy to top-up the apprenticeship levy in 2017-18.

The apprenticeship levy will apply across the UK and will be collected from employers on a UK wide basis.

In England, levy paying employers will be able to access their funds through the apprenticeship service to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment. Employers will also benefit from a 10% top up to monthly funds entering an account.

Regional forecasts of contribution to the apprenticeship levy have not been made, and it not possible to say how much each local area will benefit from the 10% top up. However, the expected yield for the apprenticeship levy is published in table B.5: ‘Current Receipts’, in the Spring Budget 2017 document available here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597467/spring_budget_2017_web.pdf