Apprentices: Taxation

(asked on 12th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 112 of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how much was paid in apprenticeship levy by HMRC in each month since April 2017.


Answered by
Mel Stride Portrait
Mel Stride
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This question was answered on 20th October 2017

Since April 2016, 1,824 staff have started their apprenticeships in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) either through being recruited as apprentices or by existing staff taking up an apprenticeship. Apprenticeship starts by nation is as follows:

Nation

Apprenticeship starts

% of apprenticeship starts

England

1,304

71%

Scotland

243

13%

Wales

275

15%

Northern Ireland

2

Total

1,824

As an employer with a pay bill in excess of £3m pa, HMRC pays 0.5% of its pay bill into the apprenticeship levy on a monthly basis.

This equates to monthly payments of:

Month

Apr 17

May 17

Jun 17

Jul 17

Aug 17

Sept 17

Total

£’000s

N/A

743

747

748

794

748

3,780

The digital apprenticeship service account went live in May 2017. It is the responsibility of the learning providers to draw down funding from the Digital Account. HMRC has been working with providers and the first payments have been made in October.

Month

Apr 17

May 17

Jun 17

Jul 17

Aug 17

Sept 17

Oct 17

Total

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

286*

286

* Data as of 12 October 2017

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