AQW 41628/22-27


Ms Kate Nicholl
Alliance Party
South Belfast


Tabled Date: 02/03/2026
Answered On Date: 06/03/2026
Priority Written: Yes


Question:
To ask the Minister of Finance the detail the amount paid by (i) the Northern Ireland Civil Service; and (ii) other public bodies, as a result of the Apprenticeship Levy, in each of the last three financial years.


Answer:
The information provided is for the NICS departments and those public bodies that are participants of the (NICS) HRConnect payroll system.
2022/2023
2023/2024
2024/2025
NICS Departments
£3,512,788
£3,619,977
£4,093,876
AFBI, NIAO & NIO
£109,266
£113,795
£132,858