Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have (a) claimed and (b) been awarded employment allowance in (i) Wales and (ii) England.
A statistical release covering take-up of the Employment Allowance, including regional and constituency data was published on the 7th November.
These statistics show that up to October 5th 2014, midway through the 2014-15 tax year, 35,000 employers in Wales and 728,000 employers in England had claimed and benefitted from the Employment Allowance. Employers automatically benefit from the allowance if they make a claim and have an employer Class 1 National Insurance Contribution bill.
So far 900 employers in Aberconwy and 6,400 employers in the North Wales constituencies have benefitted from the Employment Allowance.
This demonstrates the Government’s commitment to reducing the costs of employment for small businesses across the UK.