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782334

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to promote the extension of apprenticeships to women in their sixties.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	110977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are an excellent route into skilled employment for those of all ages. Women have accounted for the majority of apprenticeship starts - 53.5 per cent in 2016/17 (provisional 2016/17 full year data).</p><p> </p><p>It is important that both older and younger people are able to achieve the long term benefits associated with completing an apprenticeship, which include an increase in wages and progression in their careers.</p><p> </p><p>Women in particular can face challenges when returning to full-time employment, such as arranging necessary childcare or care for relatives. We have therefore amended our Funding Rules to allow more flexibility in working arrangements. This will make it easier for part-time workers to undertake apprenticeships, such as those with caring responsibilities and single parents.</p><p> </p><p>The employer-led Apprenticeships Diversity Champions Network is encouraging apprenticeships amongst those from a diverse range of backgrounds. This will include championing female apprenticeships particularly within sectors where women are currently underrepresented.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/11/2017 18:48:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

782335

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships have been taken up by women born in the 1950s after they reached the age of 60.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	110976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2017 answer text <p>There have been 8,300 apprenticeship starts since the 2010/11 academic year by women aged over 60 and born in the 1950s.</p><p> </p><p>Please note data is based on administrative returns for academic years 2010/11 to 2016/17 and the data for 2016/17 is based on a provisional year number. This figure is rounded to the nearest hundred.</p><p> </p><p>For further information, data on apprenticeship starts by age band and gender are available in the apprenticeship demographic tool:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624584/apprenticeships-demographics-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624584/apprenticeships-demographics-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/11/2017 15:03:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

802774

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to provide information to apprenticeship providers on the allocation of funding for apprentice places for 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	118322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has undertaken a procurement exercise for the provision of apprenticeship training to non-levy employers from January 2018 to March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This will ensure that small and medium sized enterprises can access high quality apprenticeship training to support their growth and success.</p><p> </p><p>The ESFA notified bidders of the outcome of the process on 7 December 2017, but as this remains a live procurement, we are unable to comment further. The department will provide further information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/12/2017 17:29:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

802776

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the margins of profitability of apprenticeship training provided by government-funded providers.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	118323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>To inform our policies, we commission, use and assess a range of data and information, which has included analysis of average profit margins for providers.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/12/2017 16:26:31 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

856228

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	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, for what reasons non-levy apprenticeship funding is not allocated to education providers on a pro-rata basis.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	131394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Apprenticeship Training providers are economic operators providing services to the Education and Skills Funding Agency in a market. As such, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 therefore apply and it was not possible to allocate non-levy apprenticeship funding to education providers on a pro-rata basis.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of the non-levy apprenticeship budget allocated to each of the nine English regions was determined by the most recent historic delivery pattern available at the time of the procurement. This was designed to help to maintain provision stability during the 15 months of the contract and was set out clearly in the Invitation to Tender.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 131395 question first answered 12/03/2018 17:54:35 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

856229

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: South East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria was used for the allocation of non-levy apprenticeship funding to the South East of England.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	131395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Apprenticeship Training providers are economic operators providing services to the Education and Skills Funding Agency in a market. As such, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 therefore apply and it was not possible to allocate non-levy apprenticeship funding to education providers on a pro-rata basis.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of the non-levy apprenticeship budget allocated to each of the nine English regions was determined by the most recent historic delivery pattern available at the time of the procurement. This was designed to help to maintain provision stability during the 15 months of the contract and was set out clearly in the Invitation to Tender.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 131394 question first answered 12/03/2018 17:54:35 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

910166

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the latest allocation of non-levy apprenticeship funding is on a per capita basis by region.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	147295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold data on non-levy allocations on a per capita/learner basis.</p><p>The funding system is designed to let employers choose the apprenticeship, training provider and training location that best meet their needs.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/06/2018 15:44:12 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

622576

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children and Young People: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what grants her Department has made to (a) children and young people's charities and (b) children and young people's organisations in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	50791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not record if grant recipients are children’s and young people’s charities and organisations and therefore cannot respond to the specifics of your question. I am able to provide a list of the Voluntary and Community Sector organisations that were funded by the Department for the 2015-16 financial year under the Children’s Services National Prospectus. Details of all of the grants are available in this press notice: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/25-million-injection-to-help-life-changing-childrens-services" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/25-million-injection-to-help-life-changing-childrens-services</a></p><p> </p><p>All Government Departments publish information on the Government Grants Register, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register</a></p><p> </p><p>If you have particular organisations you are keen to receive information about, then we will be able to access our financial records to review payments made to these organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/11/2016 17:20:32 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

625930

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what incentives are in place for teachers to achieve early-years teaching status rather than qualified teaching status.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	51169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Early years teachers are specialists in early childhood development, trained to lead education and care for children from birth to five years. The department believes the status of Early Years Teachers is an important matter. We value the work that Early Years Teachers do and are looking at ways to continue to raise their status and recognition amongst employers and parents.</p><p> </p><p>Early Years Teachers are graduates responsible for organising and leading high quality practice in early years settings and have an understanding of the educational continuum through Key Stages 1 and 2. Individuals with QTS are able to teach all age ranges, however, the award of qualified teacher status does not guarantee any particular promotion opportunities. It is for schools to decide which staff to promote. Due to the diverse nature of the early years sector, staffing structures vary greatly and there is no single career path for early years teachers. We are considering, as part of the development of an early years workforce strategy, how government can support the sector to create career paths that help staff maximise their potential and forge a successful career within early years.</p><p> </p><p>The workforce strategy will consider and look to build on action the government already takes to attract quality staff into the early years, including the £7,000 of funding we provide to cover course fees, and bursaries of up to £5,000 for eligible trainees. We also currently support employers to help with staff training by contributing £7,000 for costs incurred by the employer.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 51167 51168 question first answered 03/11/2016 15:41:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

625931

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Teachers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons teachers with early-years teacher status do not have qualified teaching status.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	51167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Early years teachers are specialists in early childhood development, trained to lead education and care for children from birth to five years. The department believes the status of Early Years Teachers is an important matter. We value the work that Early Years Teachers do and are looking at ways to continue to raise their status and recognition amongst employers and parents.</p><p> </p><p>Early Years Teachers are graduates responsible for organising and leading high quality practice in early years settings and have an understanding of the educational continuum through Key Stages 1 and 2. Individuals with QTS are able to teach all age ranges, however, the award of qualified teacher status does not guarantee any particular promotion opportunities. It is for schools to decide which staff to promote. Due to the diverse nature of the early years sector, staffing structures vary greatly and there is no single career path for early years teachers. We are considering, as part of the development of an early years workforce strategy, how government can support the sector to create career paths that help staff maximise their potential and forge a successful career within early years.</p><p> </p><p>The workforce strategy will consider and look to build on action the government already takes to attract quality staff into the early years, including the £7,000 of funding we provide to cover course fees, and bursaries of up to £5,000 for eligible trainees. We also currently support employers to help with staff training by contributing £7,000 for costs incurred by the employer.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 51168 51169 question first answered 03/11/2016 15:41:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton