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Commons · Question 39407 · Tabled 19 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2025

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Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department made an assessment of the potential impact of changes made to (a) National Insurance and (b) the National Living Wage at the Autumn Budget 2024 on the number of apprenticeships offered by

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 26 Mar 2025

To repair public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance.The government recognises the need to protect the smallest emplo...