Question follow-through · 105522
Growth and Skills Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take to ensure that apprenticeship opportunities for young people are protected under the Growth and Skills Levy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he will take to ensure that apprenticeship opportunities for young people are protected under the Growth and Skills Levy.
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jan 2026
Answer published
This government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy that will give greater flexibility to employers and support young people at the beginning of their careers. In August 2025, we introduced new foundation apprentices...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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