Question follow-through · 113065
Growth and Skills Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on implementing the Growth and Skills Levy; and when can businesses expect to see changes come into effect.
About this written question
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- 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 progress his Department has made on implementing the Growth and Skills Levy; and when can businesses expect to see changes come into effect.
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.
Later records
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