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724554

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Bolsover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) revenue and (b) capital funding was provided per pupil in state (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Bolsover constituency in the last seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

724555

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of families in Bolsover constituency are in receipt of 15-hours a week of free childcare for three and four-year olds.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mr Dennis Skinner
	uin	72011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2017 answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered 02/05/2017 10:00:00 answering member 0
	tabling member	325 label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner

789324

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	European Training Foundation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the UK plans to seek formal participation in or membership of the European Training Foundation after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	113042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2017 answer text <p>No decisions have yet been made on our future relationship with the EU's agencies and bodies after exit.</p><p>We are seeking a constructive partnership with the EU. Our relationship with the EU’s agencies and bodies, including the European Training Foundation, upon exit will be evaluated on this basis.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/11/2017 16:10:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

830201

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to review the funding of sixth form colleges; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Aldershot
	tabling member printed	Leo Docherty
	uin	124862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to formally review funding for Sixth Form Colleges but the government does recognise there are funding pressures within the 16 to 19 year olds education system. The government will continue to keep the question of 16 to 19 year olds funding under consideration as it does with all areas of expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>We will conduct a major review of funding across tertiary education. In the Industrial Strategy, it was stated that this review will consider a range of specific issues within post-18 education.</p><p> </p><p>The government will set out further details of the review shortly.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/02/2018 11:05:22 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty

1105663

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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, what progress his Department has made on promoting and increasing apprenticeships in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Angus.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
	uin	237771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Apprenticeship policy is devolved to Scotland, and any measures to promote apprenticeships there are a matter for the Scottish government.</p><p>In England, we want to increase the number of high-quality apprenticeships. In January we launched a major new communication campaign, ‘Fire it Up’, which seeks to change the way people think about apprenticeships and demonstrate that they are an aspirational choice for anyone with passion and energy.</p><p>National Apprenticeship week, which took place 4-8 March this year, is an annual opportunity to celebrate apprenticeships and their impact on individuals, employers, and the economy. This year’s theme, ‘Blaze a Trail’, was inspired by the Fire it Up campaign and featured in over 1250 events across the country to encourage everyone to recognise the change that apprenticeships can bring. Over 1900 features and articles appeared during the week, in media outlets as diverse as BBC Breakfast, Cosmopolitan, and the Financial Times.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 01/04/2019 14:46:40 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

837797

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	126828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2017 HM Treasury made £3 billion of additional funding available across government over 2018/19 and 2019/20 – £1.5 billion in each year. The Department for Education are currently working with HM Treasury to assess if the department requires additional funding for 2018/19 and aim to agree this soon.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has already allocated departments nearly £700 million to prepare for Brexit – £412 million for the Department for International Trade, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Exiting the European Union over the parliamentary session at Autumn Statement 2016 and nearly £300 million across a number of other departments from the reserve in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental allocations for 2019/20 will be agreed later on in the new financial year and decisions on funding in 2020/21 and beyond will be decided at the next spending review. This is because requirements in these years will be heavily affected by what is agreed in our negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/02/2018 17:32:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

896391

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on devolution and inter-governmental relations; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	140635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Civil Service Learning (CSL) provides a range of central learning opportunities, including online and face-to-face training, for all civil servants on devolution and intergovernmental working.</p><p> </p><p>The online ‘Devolution &amp; Intergovernmental Working’ module, launched in November 2016, is for all new and existing civil servants. Through four online tutorials, video interviews with senior civil servants, and ‘take back to the office’ activities, it explains how the different governments operating in the UK work together, covering devolution settlements, decentralisation, City Deals and intergovernmental relations, as well as the ‘Devolution Memorandum of Understanding and Supplementary Agreements’. 15 civil servants have engaged with the online training since its release (attached).</p><p>The online ‘Collaboration across departments, government and beyond’ module is for all new and existing civil servants. Through online tutorials, video interviews and supporting materials, it explains about collaborative working with the devolved administrations and other government departments or with private and not-for-profit organisations. 36 civil servants have engaged with the online training since its release (attached).</p><p> </p><p>There are other learning and training initiatives to build capability and raise awareness of devolution across the departments, which include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The annual One Civil Service interchange scheme which supports civil servants across the devolved administrations and UK government to learn from each other through networking, shadowing and short term placements - five officials worked-shadowed in the Scottish and Welsh governments in 2017 and the department hosted five officials from all three devolved administrations in March 2018.</li></ul><ul><li>An annual learning week which comprises of presentations that help colleagues build their understanding of devolution and working with the devolved administrations. The next learning week will take place in June.</li><li>A devolution wiki page provides staff with information about the One Civil Service Devolution and You programme and other devolution CSL opportunities.</li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/05/2018 16:14:48 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Number_of_new_and_existing_civil_servants_who_have_engaged_wit_CSL_modules.doc title Number_who_engaged_with_CSL_modules
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

897933

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what training his Department has provided to (a) general civil servants, (b) fast stream civil servants and (c) senior civil servants on understanding the scrutiny and legislative roles of the UK Parliament; how many such courses have taken place; and how many civil servants have attended such training courses in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	141334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>All civil servants have access to the central learning offer provided through Civil Service Learning (CSL). There are one-day workshops on understanding Parliament, which are delivered at Foundation and Practitioner levels, which both cover Parliament’s scrutiny and legislative roles. Dedicated training sessions covering specific topics are also available including introductions to Parliament, select committees, debates and voting, pre and post legislative scrutiny, Parliamentary questions, delegated legislation, and primary legislation. A half-day workshop is available on producing effective Explanatory Memoranda to accompany secondary legislation. The Cabinet Office’s Parliamentary Business and Legislation Team provide training to Bill Teams. The Government Legal Department and Parliamentary Counsel run a course on ‘Dealing with Parliamentary Bills for Lawyers’, which covers parliamentary stages and handling. Bespoke sessions for government departments are also available on request.</p><p> </p><p>There is an e-learning course on understanding Parliament, and access to two massive open online courses. These have been produced in partnership between the House of Commons and Future Learn, which is a digital education platform owned by the Open University.</p><p> </p><p>The only course we have a data for is staff who have accessed e-learning training on ‘Parliamentary Processes’:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Started but yet not completed</p></td><td><p>Completed</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>94</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Fast Stream civil servants receive a Parliament workshop during their induction, covering the role of Parliament in scrutinising government policy. For policy professionals, a Fast Stream Base Camp includes an optional workshop which focuses on the legislative process in both houses, typical timetables and roles of Ministers, Bill Teams and civil servants in delivering legislation.</p><p> </p><p>For senior civil servants, a tailored a one-day workshop, ‘Leading in Parliament’, is available, which covers Parliament’s role, powers and relationship with government, and the day-to-day work of Members. A workshop delivered jointly between CSL and HM Treasury is provided for Accounting Officers. CSL provides a workshop specifically for Senior Responsible Officers with responsibility for secondary legislation. Every department has an Senior Civil Service Parliamentary Champion. There is a buddy system in place between Parliamentary Champions and senior House staff.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide learning opportunities as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Policy Academy event: ‘Law and Policy: when and how to use legislation’ session, which includes secondary legislation and Explanatory Memoranda for Statutory Instruments. This is delivered four times a year with enough places for 100 G7 staff per year.</li><li>‘Introduction to Policy Making’ event that is aimed at people new to policy making and policy delivery.</li><li>The Parliamentary team also deliver training on parliamentary accountability and Handling Statutory Instruments.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/05/2018 16:01:16 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

901213

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Universities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many universities are registered as apprenticeship providers in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	142778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>102 universities are listed on the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s register of apprenticeship training providers, of which (a) 93 are in England, (b) three are in Wales, (c) five are in Scotland, and (d) one is in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/05/2018 13:10:31 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

862277

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Aviation: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the level of the skills shortage in the general aviation sector; and what steps his Department is taking to address that shortage.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	132696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The department recently conducted the latest Employer Skills Survey, which provides robust assessments of skills shortages across the UK by region and by sector. The results of this survey will be published later in 2018 and will provide insight into different industries’ skill needs. Whilst we cannot identify General Aviation specifically through the survey, data relating to the aviation sector as a whole will be made available to the public. Findings from the previous Employer Skills Survey in 2015, which was run by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, are available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ukces-employer-skills-survey-2015" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. The department also holds responsibility for Working Futures, which provides labour market projections at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-labour-market-projections-2014-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-labour-market-projections-2014-to-2024</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also making our skills system more responsive to employer needs. As part of this, the department is forming Skills Advisory Panels, which aim to bring about a closer alignment between skills supply (from FE Colleges, training providers, apprenticeships, as well as centrally-held programmes) and local employer demand.<strong> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/03/2018 16:59:53 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara