{"value":{"id":1859629,"askingMemberId":4347,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-12-02T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-12-16T00:00:00","uin":"HL12598","questionText":"To ask His Majesty's Government what was the apprenticeship budget for the Department for Education in 2024–25; what proportion of that budget was spent in total; and what proportion was spent on (1) training for apprenticeships with levy-paying employers, (2) training for apprenticeships with non-levy-paying employers, and (3) other activities.","answeringBodyId":29,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Work and Pensions","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":269,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-01-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>In the 2024-25 financial year, the English apprenticeships budget was fully spent.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides a breakdown of total spend for the 2024-25 financial year, including the proportion of total spend on training for apprenticeships with levy paying employers and training for apprenticeships with non-levy paying employers in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the table reflects the spend on apprenticeships that started prior to the introduction of the apprenticeships levy and new funding system, as well as non-apprenticeships participation spend, such as the cost of running digital services and marketing and communications campaigns.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Apprenticeships spend from the department’s </strong> <strong>apprenticeships budget</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2024-25 financial year (£million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of </strong> <strong>total spend (%)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Levy paying employers</p></td><td><p>1,979</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-levy paying employers</p></td><td><p>742</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pre-reform apprenticeships</p></td><td><p>-1</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-apprenticeships training</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,769</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100%</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Apprentices: Finance","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1859629","method":"GET"}]}