Question to the Department for Education:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the current cap of 10 per cent on the proportion of apprenticeship levy funds that can be transferred by levy-paying employers to other employers; and if so, when the results of such a review will be published.

This planned change has come about through listening to employers concerns about increased flexibility in this area. We want to introduce transfers in a gradual and well-managed way, allowing levy payers to benefit from added flexibility whilst protecting the integrity and affordability of the programme and the interests of non-levied employers. We will carefully monitor the implementation of transfers after April 2018, including how the 10% limit is working.