Tag: Lord Stephen

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stephen on 2015-10-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they are using, in their preparations for an apprenticeship levy, of the approximate annual amount that the levy would raise from (1) private sector employers, and (2) public sector employers, in Scotland.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Various issues have been raised by a range of stakeholders including the Scottish Government. Discussions have taken place with stakeholdersat both official level and Ministerial level. Ministers will consider the issues in due course and we will announce further details at the Spending Review. Our priority is to ensure that the levy is fair and simple.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Stephen on 2015-10-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of how much would be raised annually by a levy of 0.5 per cent on PAYE costs, in a similar manner to the Construction Industry Training Board levy, from (1) private sector employers, and (2) public sector employers, in Scotland.

Lord O’Neill of Gatley

The Treasury has made no estimate of the revenue impact of introducing a levy on employer PAYE costs in Scotland.