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621886

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many parental complaints have been made to the Department for Education concerning special educational needs and disability in the last two academic years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
	uin	HL2692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We receive correspondence from parents, including complaints. To differentiate complaints from other correspondence relating to special educational needs and disability would require a significant update to our correspondence management system.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/11/2016 15:19:25 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

628223

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	University Technical Colleges
	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 of university technical colleges on improving the supply of British workers with high quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills, and in reducing the skills shortages experienced by UK businesses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL2958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We know that university technical colleges (UTCs) can be a popular choice with young people who want to follow a technical curriculum and we anticipate that as UTCs become more established and more young people choose to attend them, they will help to meet the needs of our science, technology and engineering industries. At full capacity, the UTCs currently open or in development will offer around 35,000 places for young people to help them gain skills for the world of work.</p><p> </p><p>The UTC programme is relatively new and the destination data we hold is limited. Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 destination data for all schools is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-ks4-and-ks5-pupils-2015-provisional" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/destinations-of-ks4-and-ks5-pupils-2015-provisional</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/11/2016 12:22:53 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

622440

	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	Archaeology: GCE A-level
	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 of the discontinuance of archaeology A-level on the number of students taking archaeology at undergraduate level.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL2761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We are disappointed that AQA has taken the decision to withdraw from offering these subjects at A level. Neither subject, however, is a pre-requisite for degree level study, and both are taken by a relatively small number of students.</p><p>The option for AQA or another exam board to develop A level specifications for these subjects in future will also remain open. We are in discussion with the exam boards on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL2762 question first answered 09/11/2016 15:54:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

622441

	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	Art History: GCE A-level
	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 of the discontinuance of history of art A-level on the number of students taking history of art at undergraduate level.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
	uin	HL2762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We are disappointed that AQA has taken the decision to withdraw from offering these subjects at A level. Neither subject, however, is a pre-requisite for degree level study, and both are taken by a relatively small number of students.</p><p>The option for AQA or another exam board to develop A level specifications for these subjects in future will also remain open. We are in discussion with the exam boards on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL2761 question first answered 09/11/2016 15:54:17 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

622436

	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	Apprentices: Taxation
	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 likely increase or decrease in the numbers of small and medium-sized enterprises taking on apprentices following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
	uin	HL2757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting small and medium-sized employers to take on apprentices. We know that nearly 95% of current employers with apprentices are small or medium-sized and that around 60% of all apprentices are employed by small and medium-sized employers <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/555052/Size_and_Industry_of_Businesses_with_Apprentices_Final_Pdf.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/555052/Size_and_Industry_of_Businesses_with_Apprentices_Final_Pdf.pdf</a>). <br> <br> Under new funding policy from May 2017, smaller employers that don't pay the apprenticeship levy will pay a co-investment rate of only 10% towards the costs of apprenticeship training. We are waiving this co-investment requirement for employers with fewer than 50 employees, when they recruit a 16-18 year old or a 19-24 year old formerly in care or with an Education and Health Care plan</p><p><br> As part of the development of funding policy we have considered the potential impact that requiring co-investment will have on starts at small and medium-sized employers. This may cause a small initial fall in demand until employers adapt to the new system. By making sure smaller employers understand the benefits of apprenticeships; that the process of accessing them is simple and easy; and additional financial support is available for younger apprentices or those with additional needs, we believe that small and medium sized employers can and will continue to play a critical role in growing apprenticeship opportunities.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 09/11/2016 18:00:48 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
	tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

627314

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 44997, in what ways the Government is (a) encouraging a wider range of young people into apprenticeships and (b) increasing the proportion of BAME apprenticeship starts by 20 per cent by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	51574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that apprenticeships are as accessible as possible to all people from all backgrounds.</p><p>We are undertaking a range of activities to increase the awareness amongst young people of the available apprenticeship options, including the four-year Get In Go Far campaign that launched in May 2016. The campaign aims to influence public perceptions, awareness and attitudes towards apprenticeships as a route into a successful career, helping young people aged 14-24 to get the skills they need, and encouraging more young people to apply and more employers to offer apprenticeship opportunities.</p><p>As part of reforms to the routes from compulsory school to employment, we set out new professional and technical routes, which will all lead to employment or degree-level study. This aims to ensure that young people have the education and skills to get into higher paid, long-term employment, including apprenticeships.</p><p>We are increasing numbers of traineeships to further support young people, including those from areas of disadvantage, into apprenticeships and further work. Traineeships show good representation for both BAME and LDD groups (22.6% and 19.7% respectively).</p><p>We remain committed to increasing the proportion of apprenticeships starts from people from BAME communities and have already put in place measures to support this, including: encouraging more people from BAME communities to apply for apprenticeships through communications and marketing; providing BAME role models in the Get in Go Far campaign; helping BAME apprenticeship applicants to have better rates of success in applications; and establishing a network of employer diversity ‘champions’.</p><p>Recommendations from the LLD Taskforce led by Paul Maynard were accepted and published on 11 July, and will benefit a broader group of disabled apprentices. Work has begun on its implementation.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 09/11/2016 16:59:52 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

628123

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Low Incomes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that the opportunity to undertake an apprenticeship is accessible to people from low-income backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	51841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that apprenticeships are as accessible as possible to all people from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>We are increasing numbers of traineeships to further support young people, including those from areas of disadvantage, into apprenticeships and further work.</p><p> </p><p>We are encouraging a wide range of people from all backgrounds into apprenticeships – our ‘Get In Go Far’ campaign is aimed at 14-24 year-olds, their parents, teachers and employers. This major four-year campaign aims to influence public perceptions, awareness and attitudes towards apprenticeships as a route into a successful career, encouraging more young people to apply and more employers to offer apprenticeship opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>To support employers to offer more apprenticeships, under the apprenticeship funding policy published in October, we announced extra payments for 16-18 year olds and 19-24 year olds formerly in care or with an Education, Health and Care Plan. Employers and providers will receive a payment of £1,000 to support additional costs associated with these apprentices. Additionally, the Government will make an additional payment to providers for training an apprentice who lives in an area amongst the 27% most deprived. The payments will be £600 for areas amongst the 1-10% most deprived, £300 for the next 11-20%, and £200 for the next 21-27%. These payments will be in place for one year whilst we review the system for supporting people from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 09/11/2016 17:30:33 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

626555

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students enrolled in (a) GCSE and (b) A Level courses in each of the further education colleges in Greater Manchester in the last five years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	51438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of adult students who started GCSE and A level qualifications in each academic year between 2011/12 and 2015/16. It shows all general further education colleges who delivered courses in the Greater Manchester area.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Further Education College</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Qualification</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16 (Provisional)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Barnet and Southgate College</p></td><td><p>GCE A level</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Bolton College</p></td><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Bury College</p></td><td><p>GCE A level</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCE A2 Level</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td><td><p>1,500</p></td><td><p>1,410</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>2,870</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>2,230</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>2,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>870</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td><td><p>2,130</p></td><td><p>2,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hopwood Hall College</p></td><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>550</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>1,260</p></td><td><p>2,150</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley Community College</p></td><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>The Manchester College</p></td><td><p>GCE A level</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCE A2 Level</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>930</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>780</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>2,210</p></td><td><p>2,480</p></td><td><p>2,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rotherham College of Arts and Technology</p></td><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Runshaw College</p></td><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>Salford City College</p></td><td><p>GCE A level</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1,910</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCE A2 Level</p></td><td><p>2,070</p></td><td><p>1,710</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>3,180</p></td><td><p>3,360</p></td><td><p>3,180</p></td><td><p>2,400</p></td><td><p>2,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>770</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Stockport College (formerly Stockport College of Further and Higher Education until 2013/14)</p></td><td><p>GCE A2 Level</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>690</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tameside College</p></td><td><p>GCE A level</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCE A2 Level</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>540</p></td><td><p>500</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>890</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Oldham College</p></td><td><p>GCE A level</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>1,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford College</p></td><td><p>GCE A level</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCE A2 Level</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>720</p></td><td><p>620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wigan and Leigh College</p></td><td><p>GCE A level</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCE A2 Level</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCE AS level</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>GCSE</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td><td><p>2,280</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Please note: Values of less than 5, are denoted by a ‘-’, including values of zero. If there are zero starts for a given qualification for a certain college provider across all years, it will not appear in the table.</em></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 09/11/2016 16:59:11 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

626552

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students enrolled in each of the further education colleges in Greater Manchester for each level of NVQ in the last three years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
	uin	51436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The attached tables show the number of adult students who started NVQ qualifications by level in each academic year between 2013/14 and 2015/16. It shows all further education providers that delivered courses in the Greater Manchester area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 09/11/2016 16:19:25 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon attachment 1 file name 51436 attachment.xlsx title Adult students starting NVQ qualifications
	tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

628122

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	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 apprenticeships were available in (a) St Helens North, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year between 2010 and 2015.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	51839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The attached table shows how many apprenticeships were started in the St Helens North constituency, the Liverpool Local Education Authority, and England for each of the last 6 academic years.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold information on the number of apprenticeships available at any one time.</p><p> </p><p>Regional level data is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/558301/201516_OCT_Apps_Starts_by_Region_PCON_LEA_LA_E_D_Final_V1.3.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/558301/201516_OCT_Apps_Starts_by_Region_PCON_LEA_LA_E_D_Final_V1.3.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 09/11/2016 17:19:50 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon attachment 1 file name 51839 attachment.xlsx title Apprenticeship starts in St Helens North
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn