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1729039

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date	11/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to deliver a sustainable childcare model that enables more women to access (a) education and (b) work opportunities.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Paul Davies
uin	5525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>It is this government’s ambition for all families to have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, thereby improving the life chances for every child and the work choices for every parent.</p><p>Through the student loans company, the department offers a specific Childcare Grant (CCG) to support students with the costs of childcare whilst they are in study. The CCG offers support of up to 85% of childcare costs where both parents are students, the student is a lone parent, or the student-parent’s partner is on a low income. Students are also eligible for universal 15 hours childcare, which is available to all two, three and four year olds, regardless of family circumstances and/or income.</p><p>The government has committed to continue to roll out the expanded childcare entitlements for eligible working parents of children aged from nine months. The department is also growing the provision of wraparound before and after school provision of childcare for primary school children.</p><p>In addition to the entitlements, parents may also be eligible for childcare support through Tax-Free Childcare or Universal Credit Childcare. Parents can check what childcare support they are entitled to via the Childcare Choices website.</p><p>The government is committed to delivering a modern childcare system from the end of parental leave to the end of primary school, providing every child with a firm foundation which sets them up for life, ensuring parents are able to work the jobs and hours they choose and effectively breaking down the barriers to opportunity for every family.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 10/10/2024 13:19:28 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	5317

1727170

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide further support to young people seeking to start apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Paul Davies
uin	4139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>This government is transforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy to create opportunities for learners of all ages, including young people at the start of their careers, and to give employers greater flexibility to train and upskill their workforce.</p><p>The department is working across government to develop the design of the Growth and Skills Levy and will set out more detail in due course. This will include further information on the role of Skills England in identifying the training for which the Growth and Skills Levy will be accessible and ensuring that those training programmes, including apprenticeships, are well designed and delivered to meet the needs of both learners and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 13/09/2024 14:48:18 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	5317

1727171

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to link the school curriculum with skills needed in the workplace.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Paul Davies
uin	4140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, which will be chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.</p><p> </p><p>The review will seek to deliver a curriculum that ensures children and young people leave compulsory education ready for life and ready for work, and one that builds the knowledge, skills and attributes young people need to seize opportunity and to thrive in the changing workplace. This includes weaving speaking and listening skills, as well as digital and other life skills, into their learning.</p><p> </p><p>The review will be undertaken in close partnership with stakeholders, including employers. A call for evidence will be launched in the coming weeks, which will set out the areas where the review group would particularly welcome input.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 11/09/2024 12:56:27 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5317

1327523

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 19 April 2021 to Question 175810 on Education: Finance, if he will confirm the cost of using a national funding rate of £4,760 to calculate 16-19 funding allocations for 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	6258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>Modelling the cost of increasing the base rate to £4,760 for 16-19 funding allocations for 2020-21 would require consideration of various factors, such as, the forecast of expected student numbers across age ranges, the characteristics of those students, the courses undertaken, the effect of lagged funding and the impact of the policy change required. The department does not routinely make estimates of this kind.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 27/05/2021 14:45:54 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

1306465

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an estimate of the cost of increasing the national funding rate for all full time 16, 17 and 18 year old students to £4,760 per year.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	175810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally as the department does not routinely make estimates of this kind. Modelling such costs would require consideration of various factors, such as the forecast of expected student numbers across age ranges, the characteristics of those students, the courses undertaken, the effect of lagged funding and the impact of the policy change required.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 19/04/2021 16:26:45 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney