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753628

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what level of financial reserves were held by each further education establishment in the East Midlands at the end of each financial year from 2010 to the latest year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	5637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The value of reserves held by each Further Education College or Sixth Form College in the East Midlands is shown in the attached table for the period 2009/10 to 2015/16, which is the latest college information available. The data also includes information from colleges that were dissolved during this period, following mergers with other colleges (highlighted in red).</p><p> </p><p>For the purpose of the information provided, the level of financial reserves is defined as the total net assets/(liabilities) and includes all assets/liabilities including pension liabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The 2015/16 college accounts were the first set of college financial statements produced under the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting for Further and Higher Education (SORP2015). This update from SORP2007 reflected changes in the underlying accounting standards. Due to the changes in accounting standards a comparison between the 2015/16 reserves totals and the results from previous years is not a fair comparison.</p><p> </p><p>The source of the data is the college accounts annual datasets, which are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-financial-management-college-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfa-financial-management-college-accounts</a></p><p>The datasets comprise the annual returns submitted to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (or predecessor bodies) by the respective individual colleges, which are then consolidated into one annual dataset.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/07/2017 17:10:46 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 5637 - attached table Final - 260717.pdf title Total College Reserves
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

746781

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to release new standards for early years apprentices at levels 2, 3, 4 and 5.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	1957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprenticeships is an independent body with responsibility for the development and approval of apprenticeship standards. I have therefore asked the Institute to write to the MP responding to the question about the development of Early Years apprenticeship standards. A copy of that response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/07/2017 17:12:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

747104

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	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 assessment she has made of the effect of the apprenticeship levy on the budgets of non-maintained childcare and early education providers.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	2310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy will be paid by all UK employers with an annual pay bill of over £3 million and is charged at 0.5% of an employer’s annual pay bill.</p><p>The Apprenticeship Levy supports our commitment to reaching 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. Employers in England who pay the levy will have an apprenticeship account. This is an online service that enables levy-paying employers to receive levy funds to spend on apprenticeships, manage their apprentices and pay their training provider.</p><p>It is for individual employers to calculate the impact of levy payments on their budgets.</p><p> </p><p>No employer that pays the levy will lose out if they take advantage of the opportunity to re-invest the money in high quality apprenticeship training.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance for employers on paying the levy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-apprenticeship-levy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pay-apprenticeship-levy</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 10/07/2017 16:49:31 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

751874

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on increasing the number of apprenticeships in the North West.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Trudy Harrison
	uin	4833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>There have been 71,290 apprenticeship starts recorded to date (August 2016 to April 2017) in the North West in the 2016 to 2017 academic year.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier years’ data for starts by region can be found in the apprenticeships FE data library:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/586183/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/586183/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Data for apprenticeship participation by region is also available in the apprenticeships FE data library:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624357/apprenticeships-participation-by-region-and-sector-subject-area.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624357/apprenticeships-participation-by-region-and-sector-subject-area.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>More detailed geographical data on apprenticeship starts and achievements are available in the apprenticeships FE data library tools:</p><p> </p><p>Starts: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624428/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624428/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsm</a></p><p> </p><p>Achievements: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624585/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-achievements-v1.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624585/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-achievements-v1.xlsm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/07/2017 11:25:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison

751314

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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, how many Trailblazer programme apprenticeships have been commenced.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>A number of apprenticeship standards have been developed by trailblazer groups. The number of starts on standards is published in the further education and skills statistical first release.</p><p> </p><p>The latest publication can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-july-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/further-education-and-skills-july-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Previous and future editions can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/07/2017 16:26:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

751315

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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, how many Independent End Assessors have been trained and employed to conduct gateway to end-point assessments for the Trailblazer programme.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>There are 76 apprentice assessment organisations. They are approved to deliver the end-point assessment for 124 apprenticeship standards.</p><p> </p><p>The register of apprentice assessment organisations is a list of organisations that have been assessed as being suitable to conduct independent end-point assessment of apprentices and are in receipt of public funds. Individual organisations may be listed for more than one standard. Only these organisations are eligible to conduct independent end-point assessment of apprentices.</p><p> </p><p>The register is regularly updated as more organisations successfully apply and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/using-the-register-of-apprentice-assessment-organisations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/using-the-register-of-apprentice-assessment-organisations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment of assessors is an ongoing process, which we have been supporting through the Future Apprenticeships programme.</p><p> </p><p>The employer, in consultation with the training provider, must be satisfied that the apprentice is ready to be entered for end-point assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The apprentice assessment organisation does not have to provide specific premises to carry out the end-point assessment. The assessment could take place at the apprentice’s place of work or online in some instances.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 4762 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:31:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

751316

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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, how many Vehicle Operator Services Agency MTT apprenticeships were completed to Level (a) 2 and (b) 3 in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any information that is specific to the Vehicle Operator Services Agency or its successor, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of apprentices who have completed and achieved the vehicle-related frameworks, such as “vehicle and maintenance and repair”, including breakdowns by level and academic year, are available in the apprenticeships achievements data tool:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624424/apprenticeships-level-SSA-framework-data-tool-achievements-v1.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624424/apprenticeships-level-SSA-framework-data-tool-achievements-v1.xlsm</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/07/2017 16:23:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

751317

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2017
	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, how many end-point assessment centres there are to provide gateway to end-point assessments for the Trailblazer programme.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	4762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>There are 76 apprentice assessment organisations. They are approved to deliver the end-point assessment for 124 apprenticeship standards.</p><p> </p><p>The register of apprentice assessment organisations is a list of organisations that have been assessed as being suitable to conduct independent end-point assessment of apprentices and are in receipt of public funds. Individual organisations may be listed for more than one standard. Only these organisations are eligible to conduct independent end-point assessment of apprentices.</p><p> </p><p>The register is regularly updated as more organisations successfully apply and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/using-the-register-of-apprentice-assessment-organisations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/using-the-register-of-apprentice-assessment-organisations</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Recruitment of assessors is an ongoing process, which we have been supporting through the Future Apprenticeships programme.</p><p> </p><p>The employer, in consultation with the training provider, must be satisfied that the apprentice is ready to be entered for end-point assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The apprentice assessment organisation does not have to provide specific premises to carry out the end-point assessment. The assessment could take place at the apprentice’s place of work or online in some instances.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 4761 question first answered 17/07/2017 16:31:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752850

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship providers operate in (a) Greater London and (b) the London Borough of Newham.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>In the 2015 to 2016 academic year, there were 400 apprenticeship providers that trained apprentices for employers in Greater London and 140 apprenticeship providers that trained apprentices for employers in the London Borough of Newham.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/07/2017 16:49:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

752853

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of apprenticeship starts in (a) Greater London and (b) the London Borough of Newham are with (i) levy-paying and (ii) non-levy-paying businesses.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	5418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of apprenticeship starts is published as part of the further education and skills statistical first release. Apprenticeship starts broken down by geographical region and local authority are available in the further education data library:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624428/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsm" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624428/apprenticeships-geography-data-tool-starts-v1.xlsm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently, data on apprenticeship starts is only available reported to the end of April 2017, before the apprenticeship levy was implemented. The statistical first release will publish details of starts, where an apprenticeship service account holder has been able to use funds to support an apprenticeship, when data becomes available.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of accounts registered on the apprenticeship service and the number of commitments made have been published as experimental statistics. This is available as part of the statistical first release collection:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/07/2017 16:51:03 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms