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385758

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprentices who started their apprenticeships since 2010 were already employed staff converted to apprenticeship status; and what the (a) age, (b) gender and (c) constituency was of each such person.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Details on entry routes onto Apprenticeships can be found in the Apprenticeships Evaluation: Learners survey report online. The survey comprised a representative sample of 5,000 apprentices. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387662/bis-14-1208-Apprenticeships-Evaluation-Learners-December-2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387662/bis-14-1208-Apprenticeships-Evaluation-Learners-December-2014.pdf</a></p><p><br> In 2013/14, two thirds (64%) of apprentices worked for their employer before starting their apprenticeship. This has decreased since 2012/13 when it was 68%.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, nine out of ten (91%) apprentices aged 25+ worked for their employer before starting the apprenticeship, compared with 29% of apprentices aged 16-18 and 60% for those aged 19-24. Women are more likely to be internal recruits (72%) than men (54%).</p><p><br> Further breakdowns can be found on page 23 of the above report. This information is not included in our routine data collection and hence data is not available since 2010. Information is not available for entry routes by constituency.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/07/2015 15:56:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385759

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on devolving power on apprenticeship policy to local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Apprenticeships are a national strategic priority, essential to support our employers and to aid the growth and productivity of our economy. We delivered 2.3 million apprenticeships last parliament and are committed to 3 million apprenticeship starts over the next 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing a comprehensive plan for growth, including more work with large employers; more support for small businesses at a local level; a greater emphasis on the public sector leading the way on apprenticeships; and a renewed plan on communications and marketing.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to getting the apprenticeship product right, by delivering employer-led apprenticeship reform, through Trailblazers, to improve the quality of apprenticeships and to provide the skills that employers need.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the work being done with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to re-shape and re-structure Further Education provision within Greater Manchester, the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers has been devolved so that Manchester can make its own determination regarding priorities. The grant provides £1,500 per apprentice for small businesses (up to 50 employees) that employ a new young apprentice aged 16 – 24.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/07/2015 13:41:20 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385760

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of apprentices not paid the minimum wage since 2010; and what the (a) age, (b) gender and (c) parliamentary constituency was of each such apprentice.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Pay Survey is the most detailed source of information on Apprentice pay. The 2014 survey can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2014</a>. However, this survey is not conducted every year and information is not always fully comparable between years due to different methodological approaches.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/07/2015 10:42:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385761

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase take-up of apprenticeships in engineering, construction and manufacturing.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>We have seen a 52% increase in the number of apprenticeship starts in engineering and manufacturing technologies over the last Parliament. There were around 85,000 starts in construction, and over 320,000 starts in engineering from May 2010 to April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The new careers and enterprise company announced in December 2014, aims to become the leading umbrella body with an overview of activity on careers, inspiration, enterprise and employability. Independent from government, it will help schools build strong links with employers, working closely with the education and careers sectors to improve the quality and coverage of information and advice about apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>The Your Life campaign, which was launched in May 2014, is leading our efforts to raise awareness of the exciting careers that maths and science subjects can lead to. The programme works alongside targeted schemes with industry groups, such as the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Physics, to increase the opportunities for all young people, and particularly women, to pursue careers that need skills in science, technology, engineering and maths.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to 3 million apprenticeship starts during this parliament. We are developing a comprehensive plan for growth. We will implement reforms that will give greater control of apprenticeships to employers to ensure that apprenticeships meet the needs of a wider range of businesses and more are attracted into the programme.</p><p> </p><p>Over 1200 employers are already involved in designing new apprenticeship standards and to date we have approved over 50 new apprenticeships in construction manufacturing and engineering, with more in development.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/07/2015 10:37:58 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385900

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's assessment of the evidence received in favour of the expansion of either Heathrow or Gatwick airport and the effect on job creation in the North.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>To ensure our long term connectivity needs can be met, the previous Government established the independent Airports Commission to identify and recommend to Government options for maintaining this country’s status as an international hub for aviation.</p><p>Three options for expansion have been shortlisted by the Commission for further consideration and the relevant documents can be found on the Airport Commission website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/airports-commission" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/airports-commission</strong></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Following publication of the Commission’s final report with recommendations to Government, we will carefully consider the evidence and set out our plans for taking this forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/06/2015 16:29:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385901

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the importance of hub connectivity for airports and businesses in the North of England; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage growth in (a) the UK domestic network and (b) from London airports to the North of England.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognised in its 2013 Aviation Policy Framework (APF) the very important role airports across the UK play in providing domestic and international connections and the vital contribution they can make to the growth of regional economies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, in the UK airports, and the airlines that use them, operate in a competitive, commercial environment. It is for individual airlines to make market-based decisions regarding the air services that they operate, and form which airports. It is not open to the Government to compel airlines to operate air services between specific airports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 01/07/2015 14:45:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385561

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Loneliness: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress his Department has made in supporting local authorities to map and identify older residents at particular risk of loneliness.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Through the Care Act 2014, the Department has required local authorities to have measures in place to identify people in their area who would benefit from universal services to help reduce, delay or prevent needs for care and support. This includes needs that may arise from social isolation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State for Health set out in his speech to the Local Government Association on 1 July that we all have a responsibility at an individual, family, and community level to identify people with care needs such as loneliness and provide support and improve their wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has supported a ‘digital toolkit’ for local commissioners, which was developed by the Campaign to End Loneliness. Since its launch in July 2012, the toolkit has been supporting commissioners in understanding, mapping and commissioning for loneliness and social isolation in their communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alongside work to build our understanding of the issue and expanding the evidence base, we have launched the Prevention Library where local authorities can exchange ideas and experience of the impact of information, advice and befriending services.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2015 13:14:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385562

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on inclusion of education policy and oversight in the Northern Powerhouse Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The initiative announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer includes £10 million to boost academy sponsorship in the North of England. As the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Education confirmed in February 2015, Regional Schools Commissioners will use this investment to tackle educational disadvantage by: enabling the best local academies to share their excellence in sponsoring underperforming neighbouring schools; developing the capacity of existing sponsors to keep pace with new demands; and harnessing the expertise of some of the very best academy sponsors from across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pupils-in-the-north-to-benefit-from-injection-of-expertise</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the devolution deal with Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), announced by the Chancellor on 3 November 2014, saw the Secretary of State make a commitment for the Department for Education and other government bodies to work with GMCA to re-commission further education in the city.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/06/2015 15:06:38 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385563

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Festivals and Special Occasions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will take steps to tackle Hajj and Umrah tour and travel operators who break UK law and exploit people seeking to undertake a religious pilgrimage.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Exploitation of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims by rogue tour operators is addressed both by consumer protection law (notably the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992) and the laws on fraud and deceptive practices. The relevant enforcement agencies are already taking steps to improve their ability to tackle such exploitation.</p><p>National Trading Standards has made enforcement in this area one of its national priorities and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, operated by the City of London Police, is running a Hajj Fraud National Awareness campaign designed to inform consumers and to encourage reporting of crime in this sector. Birmingham’s Trading Standards Department which has taken the lead role in tackling non-compliance, on behalf of National Trading Standards, has seen significant success in its area in both prosecuting rogues and encouraging and ensuring compliance in the legitimate trade. They are working hard to ensure that their enforcement colleagues in other parts of the country benefit from their experience and are better informed of the problems in the sector.</p><p>Key to that success has been engagement with the Muslim community so that those who are planning a trip are aware of their rights and the legal responsibilities of organisers, and those that suffer at the hands of the rogues are willing to report their experiences to the relevant authorities.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 4205 question first answered 02/07/2015 16:00:50 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

385564

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Festivals and Special Occasions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he has taken to ensure that law enforcement and other agencies have the necessary expertise to deal with businesses who exploit people booking Hajj and Umrah tours.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	4205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Exploitation of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims by rogue tour operators is addressed both by consumer protection law (notably the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992) and the laws on fraud and deceptive practices. The relevant enforcement agencies are already taking steps to improve their ability to tackle such exploitation.</p><p>National Trading Standards has made enforcement in this area one of its national priorities and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, operated by the City of London Police, is running a Hajj Fraud National Awareness campaign designed to inform consumers and to encourage reporting of crime in this sector. Birmingham’s Trading Standards Department which has taken the lead role in tackling non-compliance, on behalf of National Trading Standards, has seen significant success in its area in both prosecuting rogues and encouraging and ensuring compliance in the legitimate trade. They are working hard to ensure that their enforcement colleagues in other parts of the country benefit from their experience and are better informed of the problems in the sector.</p><p>Key to that success has been engagement with the Muslim community so that those who are planning a trip are aware of their rights and the legal responsibilities of organisers, and those that suffer at the hands of the rogues are willing to report their experiences to the relevant authorities.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 4203 question first answered 02/07/2015 16:00:50 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox