Richard Graham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Richard Graham on 2016-04-27.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to encourage businesses to take on apprentices.

Nick Boles

Later this month, we will launch a communications campaign that will promote the benefits of apprenticeships to employers.

From next April, the apprenticeship levy will put funding in the hands of employers and encourage them to take on more apprentices.

We are also supporting smaller businesses taking on young apprentices through the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers; and removed the requirement for employers to pay National Insurance contributions for apprentices aged under 25.