Question follow-through · 113064
Growth and Skills Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help that the Growth and Skills Levy increases levels of apprenticeship start numbers.
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 2 Mar 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help that the Growth and Skills Levy increases levels of apprenticeship start numbers.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Mar 2026
Answer published
This government is transforming the apprenticeships levy into a new growth and skills levy which will deliver greater flexibility to employers and more opportunities for young people in England and support the industrial strategy. In August 2025, we intro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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