Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 16 December 2015
16 Dec 2015 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Apprenticeship Levy (Discussions)
Fair Work, Skills and Training
A number of us have had conversations, both formal and informal. For example, I have spoken to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce and the Scottish Retail Consortium, which both have members who are very concerned. When we had those discussions, we did not even know the levy’s rate or scope, which introduced an enormous amount of uncertainty into the process. We still have no certainty on the Treasury’s decision-making process on how the levy will be divided up. We continue to press the UK Government on that to enable us to have meaningful conversations with business about how we will progress once we have that certainty on the levy.
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