{"value":{"id":436626,"askingMemberId":4505,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2015-12-09T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2015-12-14T00:00:00","uin":"19485","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the relationship will be between the new Institute for Apprentices and the industry-led body that will administer the Apprenticeships Levy.","answeringBodyId":26,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Innovation and Skills","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3995,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2015-12-14T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>It is our intention that the independent Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) will be established by April 2017. The Institute will approve apprenticeship standards and safeguard apprenticeship quality.</p><br /><p>The body will not be responsible for the operational functions associated with funding of apprenticeships and the administration of the levy. These will be fulfilled by the Government’s operational agencies.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/436626","method":"GET"}]}