Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the allocation of surpluses from the apprenticeship levy to the Combined Authorities for the delivery of local skills agendas.

The current apprenticeship programme does not allocate funding to the Combined Authorities. The apprenticeships programme gives individual employers control over where apprenticeship funds are spent to meet current and future skills needs.

Transfers to other employers are one way to support local skills needs and help sectors build sustainable capability for the future.