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731563

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Classroom Assistants: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on teaching assistants becoming qualified teachers through a degree apprenticeship.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government is committed to building a stronger and more prosperous Britain for all. Developing an appropriate degree apprenticeship, that protects the professional status of teaching, will be an effective way of upskilling those individuals with a passion for teaching, such as teaching assistants. We will work with the sector in progressing this work, with employers at the heart of the route’s development.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is developing an appropriate degree apprenticeship, that protects the professional status of teaching and will be an effective way of upskilling those individuals with a passion for teaching, such as teaching assistants. We will work with the sector in progressing this work, with employers at the heart of the route’s development.</ins></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 03/07/2017 15:26:55 question first ministerially corrected 04/07/2017 14:59:05 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 1340 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

903730

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Young People: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support more pathways from education into employment for young people.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	905264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">We are developing 15 prestigious technical routes that will set a clear pathway through apprenticeships and new flagship T level programmes to skilled employment for young people.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">High quality apprenticeships offer an excellent means of progression for many young people leaving education, giving them the skills valued by employers.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">T levels are classroom based, level 3 study programmes and will provide a distinctive and rigorous technical alternative to A levels. A substantial, high-quality industry placement will be an essential part of each T level giving students the chance to put into practice the technical skills they have learned in the classroom.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Training and qualifications within the technical education routes are being designed and developed by employers - so that students can be confident they are getting the skills that employers need.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The reformed technical routes will ensure we unlock all the talents of young people across the country, no matter where they come from, and support them into strong, rewarding jobs and careers.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We are developing 15 prestigious technical routes to set a clear pathway through apprenticeships and new flagship T levels to skilled employment for young people.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">We are working with employers to design the content for T levels, which will provide in future a distinctive and rigorous technical alternative to A levels.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">But apprenticeships must be of high quality. I am pleased that the move from the old frameworks to the new standards has seen the proportion of these apprenticeships in the number of all starts grow from 3% to 36% since last year.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">Traineeships for those most distant from the labour market are yielding good results. With two thirds progessing to positive destinations and reporting high levels of satifaction (82%). With 84% saying it helped them gain the skills they need.</del></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/05/2018 17:01:12 question first ministerially corrected 15/05/2018 09:26:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 57828 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1000269

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to increase the national funding rate for sixth form students.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	187339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until the end of the current spending review period in 2020. As with other areas of departmental spending, 16 to 19 funding for subsequent years will be agreed as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/11/2018 11:37:15 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1002141

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his officials have had with the CBI on the content of that organisation's education and skills annual report published this month.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	188034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>My officials have not discussed the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) education and skills annual report with the CBI. We are aware of the need to deliver a national policy that is effective and delivers the cultural change in adult skills that is needed. That is why the National Retraining Scheme is being driven by a key partnership between the CBI, Trade Union Congress and government who are working together to develop a national policy that will genuinely make a difference.</p><p>We have also recently published findings from our Employer Skills Survey, which interviewed over 87,000 employers about their skills needs and challenges: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-skills-survey-2017-uk-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-skills-survey-2017-uk-report</a>. The survey findings will inform various Department for Education policies including the science, technology, engineering and mathematics strategy.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/11/2018 11:13:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

731213

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Women's Rights: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she had made representations to the Prime Minister on women's rights in Northern Ireland prior to the Prime Minister meeting with Democratic Unionist Party leader, Arlene Foster, on 13 June.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/08/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, has a continued dialogue with my Rt hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, on a range of issues that affect government. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, in her recent debate on equalities and women’s rights in the House, made clear the UK’s proud record of promoting equality. We have some of the strongest laws in the world to prevent and tackle discrimination and my Rt hon. Friend, the Prime Minister, has provided reassurance that we will continue to strengthen our progressive record on equality and human rights as we work with others to govern in the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 31/08/2017 15:48:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731260

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Women's Rights: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and (b) Members of Northern Ireland Executive on the protection and promotion of women's rights in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/08/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, has ongoing discussions with my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on a number of issues that affect government, and my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has a continued dialogue with members of the Northern Ireland Executive. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, in her recent debate on equality and women’s rights in the House, gave reassurances that we will continue to strengthen our progressive record on equality and human rights as we work with others to govern in the national interest.</p><p> </p><p>Work continues in preparation for the UK’s 8<sup>th</sup> Periodic Report to the Committee on the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – a core human rights treaty which focuses on rights equality between women and men in all aspects of life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 31/08/2017 15:51:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731549

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the creation of a new national programme to attract experienced industry professionals to work in further education colleges.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Our ambition for a world-class technical education system in England must be underpinned by high-quality teaching and leadership in the Further Education sector. We want to encourage experienced experts to bring their up-to-date industry-standard skills into the Further Education sector to enhance the quality of technical education. We are looking at ways in which we can develop more effective relationships between industry and the FE sector, and we expect to announce further detail in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/07/2017 16:55:24 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731551

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Institutes of Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the introduction of new institutes of technology.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	487
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of our Industrial Strategy, we will deliver on our plans for new Institutes of Technology. These will enable more young people to take advanced technical qualifications, and become key institutions for the development of the skills required by local, national and regional industry. Further details will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/07/2017 16:42:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731552

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on reviewing funding across tertiary education.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Further detail on the manifesto commitment to look at the funding of further, technical and higher education will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 803 question first answered 06/07/2017 16:58:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

731553

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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 her policy is on the number of apprenticeships for young people to be delivered by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to delivering 3 million apprenticeship starts by 2020. Apprenticeship reforms continue to improve the quality of apprenticeships for all, providing the skills that employers need. Our reforms include implementation of the Apprenticeship Levy and new funding system to encourage employers to offer more high quality apprenticeships opportunities to people of all ages.</p><p> </p><p>There were 509,400 apprenticeship starts in the 2015/16 academic year of which 285,300 were by people under 25. Our ‘Get In Go Far’ campaign aims to encourage more young people to apply and more employers to offer opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/06/2017 13:46:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner