Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered question first ministerially corrected answering member label attachment file name title previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

1023059

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprentices are currently receiving training from Interserve Learning and Employment.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	200735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Interserve Learning and Employment (Services) Limited currently have 4,567 apprentices on programme based on their latest Individual Learner Record return, as of November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/12/2018 13:37:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 91962 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

1077720

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Apprentices
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 (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed in each group of his Department that are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	226124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The department currently employs 209 apprentices. This can be broken down into the following groups in the attached table, which also shows the proportion against the total number of employees.</p><p>Regarding the proportion of apprentices employed at the Institute for Apprenticeships, this is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked the Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p>Within the Education and Skills Funding Agency, 5 employees working on apprenticeships strategy, policy and delivery are apprentices, which represents 1.6% of the total of 317 employees.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/03/2019 15:34:53 question first ministerially corrected 07/03/2019 17:32:32 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 226124_226125_226126_table_of_apprentices_employed_by_the_Department_for_Education.doc title 226124_125_126_Table_of_apprentices previous answer version 104932 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 226124_226125_226126_table_of_apprentices_employed_by_the_Department_for_Education.doc title 226124_226125_226126_table_of_apprentices
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1135027

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
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 25 June 2019 to Question 267289, which programmes have been funded within the budget lines provided in that Answer; and how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent by each programme.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	269834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Resource DEL total expenditure disclosed as ‘Other Resource’ in the department’s annual report and accounts 2017-18 is £18,897 million. This expenditure applies to the department’s estimate lines as set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Estimate Row 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (in millions of pounds)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities to Support all Functions</p></td><td><p>-23*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Infrastructure and Funding of Education (Department)</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Infrastructure and Funding of Education (ALB) (Net)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education Standards, Curriculum and Qualifications (Department)</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care, Mobility and Equalities (Department)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care, Mobility and Equalities (ALB) (Net)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standards and Testing Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National College for Teaching and Leadership</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants to LA Schools via ESFA</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants to Academies via ESFA</p></td><td><p>18,617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further Education</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education (ALB) (net)</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further Education (ALB) (net)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Resource DEL defined as &quot;Other Resource&quot; in 2017-18 Data Tables</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,894**</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The amount in ‘Activities to Support All Functions’ is shown as a negative figure, as it represents net income (ie income is greater than expenditure for ‘Other Resource’ on this row in the table above).</p><p>**The table total differs from the published ‘Other Resource’ figure by approximately £3 million due to audit adjustments which have not been allocated to any one estimate line.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/07/2019 16:39:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 126282 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

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

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

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

934265

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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 of 2 July 2018 to Question 157841, whether the 225 apprentices transferred from Carillion Training Services Limited who are actively seeking employment or training are continuing to be paid apprenticeship wages.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	160338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Apprentices are still paid by the official receiver if they continue to participate in learning and are actively seeking alternative employment with the support of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).</p><p>775 apprentices have successfully found new jobs with an employer who have agreed to continue supporting their apprenticeship to completion. The new employers are mainly small and medium-sized building contractors, which is consistent with the types of employer who recruit most of the apprentices in the construction sector. We do not have all of the new Individual Learner Records for the transferred Carillion Training Services apprentices reported by the new providers yet, but the data currently available from CITB has identified 15 apprentices are now employed by seven public sector employers (local authorities and housing associations) and two have joined the Army as apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 160339 question first answered 09/07/2018 13:53:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 68160 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

934266

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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 of 2 July 2018 to Question 157841, how many of the 775 apprentices transferred from Carillion Training Services Limited who have been found new employment have been placed with public sector employers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	160339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>Apprentices are still paid by the official receiver if they continue to participate in learning and are actively seeking alternative employment with the support of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).</p><p>775 apprentices have successfully found new jobs with an employer who have agreed to continue supporting their apprenticeship to completion. The new employers are mainly small and medium-sized building contractors, which is consistent with the types of employer who recruit most of the apprentices in the construction sector. We do not have all of the new Individual Learner Records for the transferred Carillion Training Services apprentices reported by the new providers yet, but the data currently available from CITB has identified 15 apprentices are now employed by seven public sector employers (local authorities and housing associations) and two have joined the Army as apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 160338 question first answered 09/07/2018 13:53:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 68124 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1023046

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with Interserve on the viability of existing apprenticeship training following their refinancing talks.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	200556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Education and Skills Funding Agency. Officials continue to monitor the delivery of apprenticeship provision provided by Interserve to ensure that it meets our quality standards.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/12/2018 12:14:44 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 91959 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

1023050

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) he and (b) the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills has had with the Institute for Apprenticeships on the viability of existing apprenticeship training at Interserve following their refinancing talks.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	200557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprenticeships has not been involved in any discussions with regard to apprenticeship training at Interserve. This is a matter for the ESFA, and officials continue to monitor the delivery of apprenticeship provision provided by Interserve to ensure it meets quality standards.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/12/2018 12:12:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 91958 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

1023054

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans his Department has to protect apprentices in the event of the collapse of Interserve.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	200558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>In the event of a provider failure, the Education and Skills Funding Agency has a well-established approach to managing learner transfers, including establishing a dedicated taskforce of staff from within the agency who are experienced in managing this type of situation. The team will ensure learners and apprentices secure alternative high-quality provision in order to continue their apprenticeship or learning with minimum disruption and provide support to affected employers and apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/12/2018 15:45:31 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 91954 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

1047034

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	16-19 Bursary Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of current funding for the 16 to 19 bursary.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	211663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The department provides a number of financial support programmes for economically disadvantaged 16 to 19 year olds to help with the education-related costs associated with staying in post-16 education. The 16-19 Bursary Fund is the principal scheme. Under the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, young people are eligible for awards of up to £1,200 per year (in particular, vulnerable groups that generally do not receive financial support from their families). Those not in these particular vulnerable groups, but who still need financial support, can apply to their education institution for discretionary bursary support. Each institution receives an allocation to make available these discretionary bursaries.</p><p>The department spoke with a sample of schools, colleges and other 16-19 education providers in 2018 to help us understand how the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund was being used and to assess the extent to which discretionary bursary allocations met the needs of students in the different institutions. Providers were using the available funds to support their most disadvantaged students, but there were different responses on the adequacy of funding. We are continuing to keep the use of the fund under review to inform our understanding of whether it is providing effective support to our most economically disadvantaged students.</p><p>With regard to its effectiveness in promoting social mobility, providers have the flexibility to target those young people in most need of financial support to stay on in further education and training. This flexibility helps to ensure that the poorest students get the same opportunities available to those with more financial support, for example, by purchasing equipment for technical courses, taking part in trips, purchasing books, participating in industry placements and getting support with UCAS fees. The majority of providers that the department spoke to in 2018 confirmed that this funding was making a significant impact on the ability of young people to access opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 29/01/2019 16:49:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 97554 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

1047035

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	16-19 Bursary Fund: Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 16 - 19 bursary in promoting social mobility.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	211664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The department provides a number of financial support programmes for economically disadvantaged 16 to 19 year olds to help with the education-related costs associated with staying in post-16 education. The 16-19 Bursary Fund is the principal scheme. Under the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund, young people are eligible for awards of up to £1,200 per year (in particular, vulnerable groups that generally do not receive financial support from their families). Those not in these particular vulnerable groups, but who still need financial support, can apply to their education institution for discretionary bursary support. Each institution receives an allocation to make available these discretionary bursaries.</p><p>The department spoke with a sample of schools, colleges and other 16-19 education providers in 2018 to help us understand how the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund was being used and to assess the extent to which discretionary bursary allocations met the needs of students in the different institutions. Providers were using the available funds to support their most disadvantaged students, but there were different responses on the adequacy of funding. We are continuing to keep the use of the fund under review to inform our understanding of whether it is providing effective support to our most economically disadvantaged students.</p><p>With regard to its effectiveness in promoting social mobility, providers have the flexibility to target those young people in most need of financial support to stay on in further education and training. This flexibility helps to ensure that the poorest students get the same opportunities available to those with more financial support, for example, by purchasing equipment for technical courses, taking part in trips, purchasing books, participating in industry placements and getting support with UCAS fees. The majority of providers that the department spoke to in 2018 confirmed that this funding was making a significant impact on the ability of young people to access opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 29/01/2019 16:50:11 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 97893 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

857775

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and (b) the Home Department on the changes to funding of Jisc for cyber security at Further Education Colleges.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	131676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The department funds Jisc to provide information and communications technology infrastructure and related services to further education colleges in England through the Janet computer network. We will continue to cover most of these costs when the college subscriptions are introduced.</p><p> </p><p>Jisc has developed its cyber-security capability over a number of years as an integral part of Janet. Any college using the network benefits from this capability. We have not discussed the revised funding arrangements with other departments.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/03/2018 17:47:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 47067 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

857854

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual budget for additional support in areas of disadvantage for apprenticeships was up to 1 May 2017, what proportion of that budget was spent; and what proportion of the budget since 1 May 2017 has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	131754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>There is no separate additional allocated budget for disadvantage funding support. Apprenticeships is a demand led programme, and we have forecast spending of up to £60 million to support training of individuals from disadvantaged areas, with no restrictions on starts from certain areas.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/03/2018 17:50:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 47065 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

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

934180

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether employers will still be able to claim funding for apprentices from the EU that start in 2019 for the duration of their apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	160090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>We have agreed to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU under the Withdrawal Agreement. During the implementation period, EU citizens coming to the UK and UK nationals going to the EU will be able to live, work and study broadly as they do now. Therefore, employers taking on apprentices who are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement, will continue to be able to access funding beyond March 2019. Once an eligible individual has started an apprenticeship, we will always fund them through to completion as long as they retain their eligibility to work in UK.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/07/2018 13:48:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 68142 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

999384

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the £475 million for schools capital funding in his 2018 Autumn Budget to FE Colleges.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	186217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>General further education (FE) colleges have separate capital arrangements. Skills capital for FE colleges is delivered through the Local Growth Fund, devolved to Local Enterprise Partnerships to spend on their capital priorities. This year, the government has made available £130 million in skills capital funding through this route.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2018, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State announced an additional £38 million in capital funding to help ensure that the group of 2020 T level providers, including FE colleges, have the equipment and facilities necessary to deliver T levels from September 2020.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in the Budget that an additional £400 million will be made available to schools and sixth form colleges in England in 2018-19 to spend on capital projects to meet their own priorities.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 06/11/2018 13:37:25 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 83307 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

1046845

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Home Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that children in home education placements have a high standard of education and care.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	211799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government supports the right of parents to educate their children at home, and many families do this well, taking on a very significant responsibility in doing so. Local authorities are responsible for identifying any children who are not receiving a suitable education and taking steps to remedy that situation, if necessary, by enforcing school attendance.</p><p>We want to make sure that every child receives a good education. In some cases, the government is concerned about the quality of education which some children are receiving at home, especially in the context of the increasing numbers of children who are being removed from school to be educated at home.</p><p>As a result, the government consulted in 2018 on revised guidance for local authorities and parents on home education. The finalised versions of this guidance will be published shortly. At the same time, a call for evidence on the issues of registration and monitoring of children educated at home, and support for home educating families, was held, and a government response document setting out proposed next steps will also be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 29/01/2019 17:01:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 97796 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

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

862246

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which external recruitment agencies are used by his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	132665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprentices have used Gatenby Sanderson and the Office for the Children’s Commissioner have used Hays in this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 16:29:05 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 48314 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

964430

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total cost to the public purse for his Department’s work preparing for the UK to leave the EU has been since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	168890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to all government departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far.</p><p>Of which, over £1.5 billon of funding is for 2018/19. A full breakdown for this can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13 March (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>).</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2018 14:21:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 75157 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake