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851715

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend s1.3 of the Children Act 1989 to better define the classification of disability as incapacity to parent.
	tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
	tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
	uin	130478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Whilst we constantly keep policy under review, we have not had discussions about bringing forward legislative proposals to amend section 1(3).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/03/2018 14:54:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd

850577

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Degrees: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support students from low income families who would like family members to attend a degree awarding ceremony but cannot afford the guest charges.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers are autonomous and independent organisations and as such, decisions on graduation ceremonies and whether to provide support to family members are a matter for individual providers.</p><p>The government expects higher education providers to consider access arrangements when planning graduation ceremonies, including any legal obligations they have under the Equality Act 2010. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published the attached guidance on their website for providers on avoiding discrimination at graduation and certificate ceremonies, which is available at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/avoiding-discrimination-graduation-and-certificate-ceremonies" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/avoiding-discrimination-graduation-and-certificate-ceremonies</a>.</p><p>This government is committed to widening participation to higher education for students from disadvantaged and under-represented groups. Our ongoing reforms are helping provide talented young people from all backgrounds with the opportunity to study at our world-class universities. The Higher Education Act (2017) has established the Office for Students (OfS) which will have a statutory duty to have regard to promote equality of opportunity in access to and participation in higher education. As a result, widening access and participation will be at the core of the OfS’s functions.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL5919 question first answered 09/03/2018 12:25:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Avoiding discrimination - Graduation and certificate ceremonies.pdf title Avoiding discrimination at award ceremonies
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

850576

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Degrees: Ceremonies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to cap the amount that universities charge for students attending degree ceremonies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL5919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers are autonomous and independent organisations and as such, decisions on graduation ceremonies and whether to provide support to family members are a matter for individual providers.</p><p>The government expects higher education providers to consider access arrangements when planning graduation ceremonies, including any legal obligations they have under the Equality Act 2010. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published the attached guidance on their website for providers on avoiding discrimination at graduation and certificate ceremonies, which is available at: <a href="https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/avoiding-discrimination-graduation-and-certificate-ceremonies" target="_blank">https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/avoiding-discrimination-graduation-and-certificate-ceremonies</a>.</p><p>This government is committed to widening participation to higher education for students from disadvantaged and under-represented groups. Our ongoing reforms are helping provide talented young people from all backgrounds with the opportunity to study at our world-class universities. The Higher Education Act (2017) has established the Office for Students (OfS) which will have a statutory duty to have regard to promote equality of opportunity in access to and participation in higher education. As a result, widening access and participation will be at the core of the OfS’s functions.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL5920 question first answered 09/03/2018 12:25:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Avoiding discrimination - Graduation and certificate ceremonies.pdf title Avoiding discrimination at award ceremonies
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

849931

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they propose to take to improve the funding of the Universities Staff Superannuation Fund; and whether they intend to consider taking steps to allow universities to increase income, including through commercial activities, to increase employer contributions to pension schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL5885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers are autonomous institutions and they are responsible for making appropriate pension provision for their staff. The government believes that it is for universities to resolve the current dispute regarding reforms to the Universities Superannuation Scheme through dialogue between Universities UK and the University and College Union.</p><p> </p><p>As autonomous providers, universities are already able to undertake commercial activities.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/03/2018 11:58:40 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

849930

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Office for Students has the power to compel or direct universities to increase contributions to employee pension schemes to reduce funding deficits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL5884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Higher education providers are autonomous institutions and are responsible for their own pension provision. The Office for Students does not have the power to direct universities regarding contributions to their pension schemes.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 09/03/2018 11:56:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

847867

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the net reduction in eligibility for free school meals in England following the implementation and roll out of universal credit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL5844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Under our new criteria for how free school meals eligibility will operate under Universal Credit, there will be no net reduction in eligibility for free school meals. The department has estimated that, by 2022, around 50,000 more children will benefit from a free school meal compared to the previous benefits system.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 09/03/2018 11:55:11 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

847856

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that the collapse of Carillion may have on the numbers of engineering apprenticeships.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL5833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has been working closely with Carillion and the department to closely monitor the impact on apprentices and apprenticeship provision following the collapse of Carillion.</p><p>The government’s priority is to minimise disruption to apprentices and is intent on finding new employers for the apprentices that have been affected by the liquidation of Carillion. The ESFA has taken steps to protect learners by identifying the Construction Industry Training Board , as the best placed alternative provider.</p><p>There were 45 apprentices within the engineering and manufacturing technologies sector subject area and those relate specifically to plumbing and heating and electro technical frameworks. They fall within construction trades alongside the vast majority of Carillion apprenticeships.</p><p>37 of these apprentices were employed directly by Carillion, along with five other employers offering employment to the remaining eight apprentices. Therefore, we anticipate little impact on availability of engineering apprenticeships because these frameworks were sub-contracted by Carillion and therefore not directly impacted by their collapse.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 09/03/2018 11:53:37 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

851690

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Video Games: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students who have graduated with a degree in video game art and animation in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	130453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on enrolments and qualifications obtained at UK Higher Education Institutions. The Latest statistics refer to the academic year 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>The table attached shows the numbers of first degree qualifiers in computer game design and graphics subjects.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/03/2018 11:39:17 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 130453 Attachment.docx title Qualifiers in computer game design and graphics
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

852631

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of staff employed by UK Universities are citizens of (a) another EU member state (b) a non-EU state.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	130627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency collects and publishes statistics on staff employed at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Annual statistics on staff employed by HEIs are published under the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/statistical-first-releases" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/statistical-first-releases</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In the academic year 2016/17, 12% of staff with known nationality were EU nationals and 8% were non-EU nationals at UK HEIs.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/03/2018 11:35:44 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

852576

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 6 February 2018 to Question 126173 on Department for Education: Telephone Services, how many of those helplines will continue to be funded by his Department after March 2018.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	130694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education is considering future funding for a number of helplines, where existing grants are coming to an end. We will make announcements about individual helplines as soon as commercial negotiations and decisions are finalised.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 09/03/2018 11:33:17 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck