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927968

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in his Department; how many non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in his Department; and how many full-time equivalent (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff are employed in back office functions in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	155807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.</p><p>These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 155802 155806 155810 155811 question first answered 26/06/2018 12:51:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Staff_employed_within_back_office.doc title Number_of_back_office_staff_employed_by_department previous answer version 65583 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

927971

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education and Skills Funding Agency: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Education and Skills Funding Agency; how many non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Education and Skills Funding Agency; and how many full-time equivalent (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	155810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.</p><p>These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 155802 155806 155807 155811 question first answered 26/06/2018 12:51:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Staff_employed_within_back_office.doc title Number_of_back_office_staff_employed_by_department previous answer version 65584 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

927972

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Standards and Testing Agency: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Standards and Testing Agency; how many non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Standards and Testing Agency; and how many full-time equivalent (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff are employed in back office function in the Standards and Testing Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	155811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.</p><p>These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 155802 155806 155807 155810 question first answered 26/06/2018 12:51:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Staff_employed_within_back_office.doc title Number_of_back_office_staff_employed_by_department previous answer version 65585 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

927997

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Teachers' Review Body: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) staff and (b) full-time equivalent staff are employed in (i) payroll and (ii) non-payroll back-office functions in the School Teachers’ Review Body.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	155806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.</p><p>These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 155802 155807 155810 155811 question first answered 26/06/2018 12:51:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Staff_employed_within_back_office.doc title Number_of_back_office_staff_employed_by_department previous answer version 65533 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

924692

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Carillion: 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 5 March 2018 to Question 129461, what recent estimate he has made of the number of apprentices employed by Carillion who are yet to find alternative apprenticeship provision.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	154189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has engaged directly with 1,148 apprentices in England and the official receiver has reported that they have secured new employment, with wages, for 775 apprentices to date and one apprentice has moved into full time education.</p><p>The CITB continues to support all affected learners and offer a range of support options. They are currently engaged in further work with the apprentices specifically targeting the remaining cohort of disengaged learners. The active and disengaged figures fluctuate, as people engage and fall out of the process.</p><p>The breakdown of apprentices is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England Apprentices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In paid employment</p></td><td><p>699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pending: Terms and Conditions agreed with new employer</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sub Total - official receiver reporting as successfully employed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>775</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moved into full time education</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Successful outcomes as per official receiver</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>776</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carillion reporting as Active (learner is engaged with matching process and actively seeking future employment)</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carillion reporting as disengaged (learner remains currently not engaged in matching process, despite numerous targeted communications)</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sub total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>372</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total agreed as starting point </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1148</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(Figures updated by Carillion Training Services / Carillion and CITB 13 June 2018)</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/06/2018 15:45:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 64518 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

922399

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Basic Skills
	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 adults who have below average functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	152641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The government provides full funding for adults in England to develop the literacy and numeracy skills they need for life and work, and to secure qualifications from entry level up to GCSE.</p><p> </p><p>The Skills for Life Survey, 2011, estimated the literacy, numeracy and ICT knowledge of adults aged 16-64 in England. The estimates of the numbers and percentage of the adult population with different levels for these components for England are in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/06/2018 13:45:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Number_of_young_people_by_skill_level.doc title 152641_Number of apprentices and their salaries previous answer version 63765 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

918544

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to 16-19 education providers of delivering resits in GCSE (a) English and (b) maths in each financial year since 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	150694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Securing good standards of literacy and numeracy increases individual productivity, improves employment opportunities, and supports economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2013, all 16-19 year old students have been required to follow a study programme which since August 2014 has included a requirement, as a condition of funding, to continue the study of mathematics and English if the student does not already hold a GCSE grade 4 or above. Students with prior attainment of grade 3 enrol on GCSE courses; all other students may enrol on a range of courses to help them make progress in these subjects, including GCSEs or Functional Skills.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has not made estimates of the costs to providers of delivering specific examinations. Rather, 16-19 education providers are funded for the overall study programmes that students take. These programmes include the provision of mathematics and English, where required. In 2015, we made a commitment to maintaining the 16-19 base rate at current levels until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to regular study programme funding of which mathematics and English provision is a part, in November 2017 we agreed to invest a further £40 million to help education providers improve basic mathematics teaching over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/06/2018 16:56:48 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 62739 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

917562

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Nurses: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have undertaken a nursing apprenticeship in the East of England in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	150035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The department has published a framework/standard tool which shows there have been 40,650 apprenticeship starts for the Health, Public Services and Care subject area in the 2017/18 academic year, reported to date in England: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>.</p><p>We are wanting to increase the number of nursing apprenticeships and now have a complete apprentice pathway from entry level to postgraduate advanced clinical practice in nursing. This is a huge achievement in supporting people from all backgrounds to enter a nursing career in the National Health Service.</p><p>Registered Nurse (degree) apprenticeship standard was approved for delivery on 9 May 2017. There were 20 total starts on the Registered Nurse (degree) apprenticeship in the 2017/18 academic year, of which 10 were started in the East of England. There were no other starts reported for this standard in the 2016/17 academic year, or within the Essex or Hertfordshire local authorities.</p><p>We have also created a new programme for nursing associate apprentices to broaden the routes into the profession. 5,000 starts are planned in 2018, with a further 7,500 in 2019.</p><p>We are working closely with employers and Health Education England to make sure the National Health Service are fully supported to recruit apprentices, both in nursing and a range of other occupations.</p><p>We publish starts for training providers when data is finalised for the full academic year. There were no starts for the Princess Alexandra hospital as a training provider for 2016/17.</p><p>Provider data for 2016/17 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables</a>. Data for 2017/18 will be published in November 2018.</p><p>We do not hold the information that we treat as the verified identity of an individual’s employer, so it is not possible to state how many apprentices were employed by the Princess Alexandra hospital.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 150032 150033 150034 question first answered 12/06/2018 16:44:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 62736 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

917683

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Hugh Ind
	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 the (a) Secretary of State for the Home Department and (b) Minister for the Cabinet Office on the appointment of Mr Hugh Ind to lead the public sector apprenticeship strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	149932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>I look forward to meeting Hugh Ind in the near future, following his Civil Service appointment in the Cabinet Office. His appointment will support our ambition to increase the number of apprentices the public sector employs and help it access the skills needed to deliver high quality public services. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had any discussions about this appointment.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/06/2018 16:28:35 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 62737 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

917684

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	T-levels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department had with the Chief Executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships before he decided not to take advice to defer T levels until 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	149933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Ministers Department for Education officials responsible for T Levels meet regularly with the Chief Executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships, where they discuss planning and delivery issues. Department officials are in regular and frequent dialogue with the Institute on this and all delivery matters.</p><p>The delivery of the programme to the timetable we have set out is ambitious, and so we have been keeping it under regular review. Alongside our apprenticeship reforms, T Levels are central to our technical and vocational education, which will help improve workforce skills and drive productivity growth.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/06/2018 16:21:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 62735 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden