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1282686

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	146954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office, despite our relatively small size, has had 3 members of staff successfully complete apprenticeship qualifications in recent months. These 3 staff equated to 3% of our London staff, exceeding the public sector target of 2.3%. These staff members completed their apprenticeships at the end of 2020. As a result, we currently have no apprentices; however, we have started recruiting to ensure we can continue to meet this target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/02/2021 17:14:11 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1174222

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2020
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of the staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	9743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government expects to train up hundreds of thousands more highly skilled apprentices during this Parliament and government departments all have a role to play in this.</p><p> </p><p>Data regarding the number of apprentices in each Government Department is published yearly as part of routine Government transparency. The most recent report was published in September, covering the 2018-2019 financial year, and can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 03/02/2020 17:46:22 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1692108

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	15918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has contributed £83,000 in apprenticeship Levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.</p><p>During the same period, the department has had no spend from the apprenticeship Levy fund. All NIO apprenticeships during this period were covered through the Civil Service-wide apprenticeship schemes, therefore the NIO specifically has not spent any levy funds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 06/03/2024 14:11:38 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1386014

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in the Northern Ireland Office.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	904556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>I am pleased to say that my Department is meeting the target of having 2.3% of new starts as apprentices this financial year. One is working in my Private Office and the other in our Communications team; both roles offer excellent opportunities to work at the heart of the department, developing a range of skills.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/12/2021 15:54:47 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

900536

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what levels of apprenticeships are offered by her Department; and how many apprenticeship starts there were at each level in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
	tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
	uin	142409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>I can advise that the Northern Ireland Office has offered apprenticeships at Levels three and four.</p><p>During 2015/16, one apprentice started at Level 3.</p><p>During 2016/17, no apprentices started.</p><p>During 2017/18, three apprentices started - two at Level 3 and one at Level 4.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/05/2018 11:54:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

997828

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	185794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm there are currently two apprentices employed in the Northern Ireland Office.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 01/11/2018 15:46:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1064062

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what proportion of staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	223260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm there is currently one apprentice employed in the Department which accounts for 2% of the London staff. Although slightly under the public sector target of 2.3%, this is due to two apprentices completing their apprenticeships during 2018. A further three apprentices have recently been recruited, which will bring the proportion of apprentices in the department to 6%.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 25/02/2019 11:10:43 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

855667

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	130974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>My Department currently employs 3 apprentices, which equates to 2.87% of the workforce.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/03/2018 15:09:20 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

622693

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2016
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many apprenticeships have been created in his Department in each region in each of the last five years; and how many participants in those apprenticeships subsequently secured a job within the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	50814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>In light of the Government’s manifesto commitment to achieve three million new apprenticeship starts in England by the end of the Parliament, the Cabinet Office will be centrally collecting data on apprenticeships to allow the Civil Service to report on its contribution towards the national target.</p><p> </p><p>One apprenticeship has been created in my Department to date. This is based in London and commenced in February 2016. I am therefore unable to comment on whether the apprentice will later secure a job in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>As my department has 42 staff based in England this meets the apprenticeship target set by the Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 01/11/2016 15:12:12 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham