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89555

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new EU directives and regulations have been transposed into UK law by his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	207257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not had responsibility for transposing into UK law any EU directives or regulations since May 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 08/09/2014 10:32:27 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

79289

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	Students: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what allowance his Department makes for the proportion of mature, disadvantage and harder to reach students any college has on its student rolls when assessing the adequacy of the college's student attendance rates.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Nick Harvey
uin	207046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has no role in assessing the adequacy of student attendance rates in further education (FE) colleges.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s school and college inspection body, Ofsted, in their judgement on a college’s outcome from learners may comment on low attendance and punctuality as an area for improvement and will look at how a college’s achievement gaps are narrowing between different groups of learners.</p><p> </p><p>Where Ofsted rate a college inadequate, BIS will take intervention action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/09/2014 16:33:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	231 label Biography information for Sir Nick Harvey

78871

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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 estimate he has made of the number of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships taken up by people aged (i) under 19, (ii) between 19 and 25 and (iii) 25 and over in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts by Level and age group is published in Table 6.1 of a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 206598 question first answered 01/09/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78872

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
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 estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) intermediate, (b) advanced and (c) higher level apprenticeships starts taken up by people aged 25 and under in (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2010-11, (iii) 2011-12 and (iv) 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	206598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the number of Apprenticeship starts by Level and age group is published in Table 6.1 of a Statistical First Release (SFR):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 206597 question first answered 01/09/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

78893

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mathematics: East Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will estimate the number of students studying mathematics in further education in (a) Brighton and Hove and (b) East Sussex; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/08/2014 answer text <p>The number of students studying mathematics is not published. However, the number of students entered for A level examination entries in mathematics is published in the “A level and other level 3 results: academic year: 2012/13”[1] statistical first release. This is not exactly the same as the number of students, as a student can be entered for more than one mathematics exam.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, we are reforming post-16 maths education and have set out our ambition for the majority of young people in England to study mathematics at least to age 18 by 2020. Students without at least a grade C at GCSE in mathematics are now required to continue to study this subject. We are reforming A Levels and are also introducing new ‘Core Maths’ qualifications for post-16 students from 2015 for those who achieve at least a C at GCSE, but do not progress to A level or AS level.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-england-2012-to-2013-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-england-2012-to-2013-revised</a> (Table 13a)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 28/08/2014 11:48:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78897

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Education
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 encourage the inclusion of employers in devising vocational education; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/08/2014 answer text <p>Employers are playing a vital role in the Government’s reform of vocational and technical education. From September 2014, 227 high-quality Tech Levels will be available to 16- to 19-year-olds, across a wide range of industry sectors. These are all backed by employers, trade or professional bodies and provide an excellent pathway to apprenticeships, skilled employment and technical degrees. From September 2016, all Tech Level courses will also involve employers in the delivery and/or assessment of the qualification. As regulator, Ofqual is strengthening its regulatory approach to ensure that vocational qualifications meet employers’ needs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, over 400 employers are involved in redesigning apprenticeships. Trailblazers are led by large and small employers, who are developing new apprenticeship standards and assessment approaches for key occupations in their sectors. By September 2017 all apprenticeship starts will be on the basis of our new employer-led standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 28/08/2014 11:58:48 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

78903

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within her Department's responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	206654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/08/2014 answer text <p>The UK has never been fined for an infraction.</p><p>Since May 2010, the UK has not lost any EU infraction proceedings that relate to matters that fall within the Department for Education’s responsibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 28/08/2014 10:57:08 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

78340

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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 recent assessment he has made of the number of roles advertised through the National Apprenticeship Service which pay below the apprentice national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>All vacancies that are advertised on the Apprenticeship vacancy website by training providers and employers are quality checked by the Skills Funding Agency to ensure that employers are paying at least the Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage (NMW) of £2.68 per hour. Any vacancies that are found to be paying below this rate are not advertised until they can meet the NMW requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/09/2014 16:27:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78352

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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 proportion of apprentices are working less than 16 hours per week as part of their apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are a full-time job; therefore it is a condition that apprentices are employed for at least 30 hours per week. In exceptional circumstances, such as where the apprentice has caring responsibilities, a minimum of 16 hours per week may be agreed. Where employment is for less than 30 hours per week, the duration of an Apprenticeship must be extended in proportion so that the minimum requirements on duration are still met.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/09/2014 16:25:36 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

78353

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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 proportion of apprentices are not currently receiving (a) on the job and (b) off the job training as part of their apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	206278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>77% of Apprentices reported receiving formal training sessions, either at a college or training provider or by the employer away from their usually work activities.</p><p> </p><p>A further 17% only received informal, on the job training.</p><p> </p><p>6% of apprentices reported neither of these types of training</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Apprenticeship Evaluation: Learner survey 2013 BIS research report 124</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-survey-learners</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 01/09/2014 16:25:38 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna