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173580

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date	14/01/2015
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	Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what future plans they have to increase the provisions for free training linked to the Employer Skills Fund to eligible small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Employer Skills Fund is a project run in the Liverpool City Region under a consortium led by Wirral Metropolitan College co-funded by the Skills Funding Agency and the European Social Fund. Support will come to an end on 31 July 2015 when the current European Structural and Innovation Funds programme expires.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new European Structural and Innovation Funds programme which will run to 2020 is currently being finalised. The Skills Funding Agency is working with Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership to determine whether any programmes similar to the Employer Skills Fund will be established depending on local priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More generally, we are reforming the skills system so that it is increasingly responsive to local communities and businesses. Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), through initiatives such as City Deals and Local Growth Deals, have increasing influence over the delivery of skills that support the priorities described in their Strategic Economic Plans. This includes LEPs taking the lead role in determining the use of European Social Fund allocations in the next round (2014-2020).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 26/01/2015 12:45:29 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

173669

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral Answer by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 13 January 2015, Official Report, HC Deb column 703, on mental health care (pregnant women), if he will publish his Department's plans and the funding committed for ensuring that every maternity unit has staff specially trained in perinatal mental health skills by 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Burstow
uin	220765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>Improving diagnosis and services for women with pregnancy-related mental health problems is one of the Department's priorities for maternity care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>‘Closing the gap: priorities for essential change in mental health’, published in January 2014, sets out the Government’s plans to ensure new mothers receive better support so that the incidence and impact of perinatal mental health problems can be reduced.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Mandate to Health Education England (HEE) from April 2014 to March 2015 asks HEE to ensure post-registration training in perinatal mental health to ensure that trained specialist mental health staff are available to support mothers in every birthing unit by 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To meet this mandate commitment, HEE, in conjunction with the Institute of Health Visiting, has developed three e-learning modules specifically covering topics such as perinatal depression and other maternal mental health disorders. The modules have been designed specifically for nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff. HEE is continuing to work to ensure midwives in training have a core training module focusing on perinatal mental health and to develop a continuing professional education framework for the existing maternity and early years workforce in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HEE’s 13 Local Education and Training Boards are taking forward the commitment locally to ensure that every maternity unit has staff specially trained in perinatal mental health skills. HEE has advised that information on the funding committed is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 21/01/2015 15:57:28 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	204 label Biography information for Paul Burstow

173697

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 4.2 of the report of the Prime Minister's Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism, published in December 2013, in how many areas of the country delivery of Prevent has been made a legal requirement.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	220829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The report from the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Tackling Radicalisation and Extremism committed the Government to ‘make delivery of Prevent a legal requirement in those areas of the country where extremism is of particular concern’. Chapter 1 of Part 5 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill places a duty on specified authorities to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. These proposals will make the delivery of Prevent a legal requirement across England, Scotland, and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/02/2015 16:16:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 38979 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

173706

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 investor-state dispute settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	220794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 7 November 2014 to question 212541.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/01/2015 16:10:26 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

173730

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	220853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The department’s accounting system does not separately identify the recruitment agency fee element of an invoice, and this information could not be extracted within the disproportionate cost threshold.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Total agency fees for displaced or redundant staff for the past five years are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>15,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>9,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>6,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>5,984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (Apr to Dec)</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Total spend on learning and development in the department has reduced over the last six financial years as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Total staff training costs (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2,252,064</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,157,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>801,541</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>646,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>771,359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (Apr to Dec)</p></td><td><p>620,966</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 25/02/2015 16:51:25 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

173732

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	220832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information requested is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>a) Recruitment agency fees</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>Spend on recruitment agency fees</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>457,498</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>3,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 ¹</p></td><td><p>394,511</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 ¹</p></td><td><p>362,616</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>¹ Includes Child Maintenance Group expenditure which joined DWP in August 2012.</p><p>Data excludes NDPBs</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>b) Outplacement agency fees</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>Spend on outplacement agency fees</p></td><td><p>Outplacement support provided (heads)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>-¹</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>-¹</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>32,100</p></td><td><p>1275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 ²</p></td><td><p>16,950</p></td><td><p>813</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 ²</p></td><td><p>2,235</p></td><td><p>4397</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Outplacement agency fees are for displaced or redundant staff for all grades. This includes:</p><p>i) outreach services procured directly by the department; and</p><p>ii) outplacement services procured via Civil Service Resourcing’s Outplacement Services Framework contract, which has been in place since January 2014.</p><p>It does not include Department’s in house outplacement activity or the outplacement services delivered by Civil Service Resourcing’s Career Transition Service (CTS).</p><p> </p><p>¹ The spend on outplacement agency fees is not available for 2009/10 and 2010/11.</p><p>² Includes Child Maintenance Group expenditure which joined DWP in August 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Data excludes NDPBs</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>c) Staff training costs</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>Spend on staff training costs</p></td><td><p>Average headcount</p></td><td><p>£ per head</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>19,920,326</p></td><td><p>117,425</p></td><td><p>169.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>10,219,848</p></td><td><p>114,449</p></td><td><p>89.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>6,599,138</p></td><td><p>103,094</p></td><td><p>64.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 ¹</p></td><td><p>8,613,543</p></td><td><p>98,295</p></td><td><p>87.63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 ¹</p></td><td><p>9,421,756</p></td><td><p>95,287</p></td><td><p>98.88</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>¹ Includes Child Maintenance Group expenditure which joined DWP in August 2012.</p><p> </p><p>Data excludes NDPBs</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 19/01/2015 16:21:43 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

173733

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much 10 Downing Street spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	220855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>Since 2011, details of Cabinet Office expenditure over £25,000 is published at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></p><p>The Cabinet Office does not hold a central record of outplacement agency fees, nor does it hold a central record of recruitment agency fees as it does not disaggregate these costs from general recruitment costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 19/01/2015 15:13:45 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

173734

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	220856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The majority of expenditure with recruitment agencies represents payment to the individuals employed. We are unable to separately identify the element retained by the recruitment agency as fees. This varies from case to case and the Department contracts on the basis of a total hourly or daily fee. The recruitment principles published by the Civil Service Commission specify the circumstances when appointments may be made otherwise. Further information about the work of the Civil Service Commissioners can be found at www.civilservicecommissioners.org</p><p>The Department made payment to an outplacement agency in 2014-15 only. Prior to using the outplacement agency, the Department used the Civil Service Transition Service to provide career counselling redeployment support with no associated costs to the Department.</p><p>Figures for 2009 -10 to 2013-14 for staff training are published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 21/01/2015 15:36:34 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd previous answer version 39134 answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

173735

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
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	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on (a) recruitment agency fees, (b) outplacement agency fees for displaced or redundant staff and (c) staff training in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	220857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>The majority of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) training budget is delegated to the individual business units. This enables them to target resources to their learning priorities. BIS does not centrally collate details of individual course attendances.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The spend on training in core BIS in the last five years is</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p><p><strong> £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2,340,575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2,662,967</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2,070,999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1,840,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (figure as at end November 2014)</p></td><td><p>1,000,995</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are unable to provide details of spend in relation to parts (a) and (b). The information is not held against discrete finance headings and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 19/01/2015 15:15:56 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

173736

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government plans to take to support newly-qualified teachers in seeking employment.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	220755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has reformed initial teacher training so that schools can now play a much greater part in selecting and training new teachers, ensuring that they are well prepared for life in the classroom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Newly qualified teachers working in the maintained school sector are entitled to a period of statutory induction, which helps to build a bridge between their initial training and a career in teaching. In 2014, the annual newly qualified teachers survey reported that 94% of both primary and secondary trainees rated their induction experience as helpful.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Overall, teacher vacancy rates remain very low (vacancy rate of 0.2% as of November 2013). The Government provides access, through the gov.uk portal, to the ‘Universal Jobmatch’ website, which helps teachers (amongst others) to identify appropriate vacancies. Schools and local authorities (in the maintained sector) are responsible for recruiting their staff and it is their responsibility to select the teacher they consider is best for the post available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 21/01/2015 16:05:01 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson