Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has contributed £930,182.04 in apprenticeship levy fees between September 2021 and August 2023. During the same period, the department has spent £404,438.47 from its levy pot.

To note, the period requested covers a significant period prior to the Machinery of Government change which took place in 2023 and DCMS still pays the apprenticeship levy on behalf of Building Digital UK as they currently remain on DCMS payroll.