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1109389

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will meet with Welsh MPs from all political parties to discuss the (a) design of and (b) consultation process for the shared prosperity fund.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	240517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>I recently met the all-party group for post-Brexit funding for nations, regions and local areas to discuss the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. As I said at Wales Oral Questions on 3 April, I would be happy to meet with the honourable Gentleman and colleagues to discuss the Fund.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 08/04/2019 09:40:09 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1109436

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Brexit: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many meetings he has had with Welsh Government in which preparations and readiness in Wales for the UK leaving the EU without a deal have been discussed.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	240580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>I frequently meet with Welsh Government Ministers who attend the Joint Ministerial Committee (European Negotiations) and regularly attend the European Union Exit and Trade (Preparedness) cabinet sub-Committee to discuss these matters.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 08/04/2019 09:39:15 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1109434

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Demonstrations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to protect rail infrastructure from disruption by protesters.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	240578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>DfT works closely with Network Rail, the British Transport Police (BTP) and other security and rail industry partners to minimise the risk of disruption to rail services. The operation of Britain’s railway infrastructure lies with Network Rail and it takes threats to, and trespass on, the railway network very seriously. When unlawful protest occurs, BTP leads in the response, investigation and prosecution of offenders. Following recent events, DfT has reminded rail operators of the need to remain vigilant and to report unusual behaviour to the police.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 08/04/2019 13:21:12 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1108653

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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, with reference to the conclusions of the National Audit Office’s report of 6 March 2019, The apprenticeships programme, HC 1987 2017-19, what plans he has to address concerns that funding for that programme may be insufficient should there be an increase in demand for apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	239284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We are pleased that employers are choosing to move to our new, higher quality apprenticeship offer to make a sustainable investment in the skills that they need to grow. Employers are designing higher level apprenticeships that take longer and require more off-the-job training and, while this is something to be welcomed, we are conscious of the challenges it presents.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019-20, funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England will be over £2.5 billion, this is double what was spent in 2010-11. The apprenticeship budget is set in advance by Her Majesty’s Treasury for the current spending review period. Currently, we expect to be within budget in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years. We continue to monitor the trend of increasing spending on apprenticeships and to make use of our engagement with employers in addition to all available data from the programme to inform forecasts of demand and future costs.</p><p> </p><p>The level of funding for the programme beyond 2020 will be determined by the forthcoming Spending Review announced by my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his Spring Statement.</p><p><em><br> </em></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/04/2019 10:14:05 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 112154 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1109093

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what level of funding has been allocated from the Adult Education budget to fund trade union education modules in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	240067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Adult Education Budget (AEB) is not allocated to specific provision areas. The Education and Skills Funding Agency allocates AEB to individual providers who, under the current freedoms and flexibility policy, are able to use their funds to support any learners meeting the funding rules.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore the table below shows the value of Trade Union learning delivered through the AEB for each funding year. Please note that the AEB has been operating since 2016/17. It was previously known as the Adult Skills Budget.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Adult Education Budget (and equivalent predecessor budget) delivery of Trade Union learning</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Funding Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£11.7 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£11.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£10.7 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£5.9 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£5.4 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/04/2019 14:03:58 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1109096

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the Adult Education Budget will be (a) devolved to mayoral authorities, (b) be administered nationally by the Skills Funding Agency in 2019-20 and; and what estimate he has made of those same figures for subsequent years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	240068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>From 2019/20 academic year the Adult Education Budget (AEB) will be devolved to 6 Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England) and delegated to the Greater London Authority (GLA).</p><p> </p><p>49% of the AEB participation budget will be devolved to MCAs/GLA.</p><p> </p><p>51% of the AEB will be administrated by the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) who will continue to be responsible for funding learners that are resident outside devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers agreed that the methodology for calculating ESFA/MCAs/GLA budgets will be based on historic provider delivery and learner residence in 2017 to 2018. Residency calculations have been used to determine the percentage share of the budget. The 2017 to 2018 calculation establishes the baseline percentage for what ESFA/MCAs/GLA AEB allocations will be for the foreseeable future.</p><p> </p><p>The percentage split between ESFA/MCAs/GLA in future years could change dependent upon whether North of Tyne and Sheffield City Region meet the readiness conditions for their devolution deals.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/04/2019 14:03:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1109097

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what (a) organisations, (b) learning institutions and (c) other bodies will have direct access to nationally funded adult education funds irrespective of where the learning is delivered.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	240069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>From 2019/20 academic year the Adult Education Budget (AEB) will be devolved to 6 Mayoral Combined Authorities (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands and West of England) and delegated to the Greater London Authority, who will be responsible for commissioning and funding adult education provision for learners resident in their areas.</p><p> </p><p>From that date the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will be responsible for funding AEB provision for learners resident in non-devolved areas.</p><p> </p><p>In addition:</p><ul><li>From 2019/20 the traineeship programme for learners aged 19 to 24 will continue to operate as a national programme, and learners on this programme will be funded by the ESFA irrespective of where learners live.</li><li>Providers which meet all the following criteria will be funded nationally by the ESFA for a 2 year transitional period (1 August 2019 to 31 July 2021): qualify for a financial residential uplift for their learning provision, receive more than two thirds of their income from the AEB, and predominantly target the most disadvantaged learners.</li></ul><ul><li>In 2019/20, for one year only, the ESFA will continue to fund learners that were in learning in 2018 to 2019 but did not complete their program by 31 July 2019, regardless of where they reside.</li></ul><p>This means that in 2019/20 the ESFA will therefore continue to have an AEB funding relationship with the majority of current AEB providers including FE colleges, independent training providers, specialist designated institutes, local authorities and higher education institutes.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/04/2019 14:30:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1109185

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 made a feasibility assessment of the proposals in the Raise the Rate campaign to increase funding for sixth form education.
	tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
	tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
	uin	239893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials in the department have noted the important points raised within the Raise the Rate campaign to increase funding for sixth form education. We recognise that funding has not kept up with costs. We will continue to look carefully at this in preparation for the next Spending Review, taking relevant evidence, including that presented by the Raise the Rate campaign into account.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/04/2019 12:22:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1109404

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that teachers are adequately trained to advise students on the benefits of apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	240522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) provides a programme in schools and further education colleges across England called the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge for Schools (ASK) Programme, which provides a face-to-face and or digital services incorporating advice, information and continuous professional development resources for teachers.</p><p> </p><p>This service has been provided for students in years 10 to 13 since 2016 and will be extended to provide for students in years 7 to 9 for the 2019/20 academic year. In conjunction with this, we will seek feedback from teachers to inform our review of the content of the ASK programme to ensure that delivery is progressive throughout each school year.</p><p> </p><p>To complement this work, the ESFA also have developed Amazing Apprenticeships which is a resource portal for schools, colleges and those providing advice and guidance on apprenticeships. The site contains a wealth of useful resources that are downloadable and free of charge and includes a facility for schools to book a visit from a young apprenticeship ambassador or an ASK provider.</p><p>Every school and college must have a Careers Leader who co-ordinates their institution's careers provision and is responsible and accountable for the delivery of their school or college careers programme.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/04/2019 12:13:06 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1108885

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Genito-urinary Medicine: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford on 25 March (HL Deb, col 1618), whether the £3 billion funding a year ring-fenced around public health services in local authorities is specifically for sexual health services; and if not, what proportion of that funding is specifically for sexual health services.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL14988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The public health grant funding allocated to local authorities is ring-fenced for public health functions. It is not specifically for sexual health services.</p><p>It is for individual local authorities to decide their spending priorities based on an assessment of local need, including the need for sexual health services taking account of their statutory duties. They are required by regulations to provide services for sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment and contraception.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 08/04/2019 13:58:29 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge