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390917

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2015 to Question 6219, which local spending bodies in the city of Birmingham spend money voted to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	7816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>“Local spending bodies” is not a term that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) uses. For the purposes of this answer we are therefore providing information on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li><strong>BIS partner organisations that have an office in Birmingham</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies spend money voted to BIS and have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their ultimate accounting officer. The following such organisations have offices in Birmingham:</p><p> </p><p>· ACAS</p><p> </p><p>· Insolvency Service</p><p> </p><p>· Skills Funding Agency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li><strong>The categories of body set out in PQ UIN 7817</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies are part of the wider delivery chain and spend money voted to BIS that is allocated to these bodies through BIS Partner Organisations rather than from BIS directly. These bodies do not have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their accounting officer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Further Education colleges and b) apprenticeships providers</p><p> </p><p>Details of further education providers and other training bodies receiving public funding are published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) Local economic partnerships</p><p> </p><p>· The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Economic Partnership</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) Other local bodies which draw upon funds voted to his Department</p><p> </p><p>· Aston University</p><p> </p><p>· Birmingham City University</p><p> </p><p>· The University of Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· University College Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· Newman University</p><p> </p><p>· Energy Systems Catapult</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 7815 7817 question first answered 28/07/2015 07:45:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

390919

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2015 to Question 6219, which local spending bodies spend money for which the Permanent Secretary in his Department is the accounting officer.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	7815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>“Local spending bodies” is not a term that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) uses. For the purposes of this answer we are therefore providing information on:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="1" type="1"><li><strong>BIS partner organisations that have an office in Birmingham</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies spend money voted to BIS and have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their ultimate accounting officer. The following such organisations have offices in Birmingham:</p><p> </p><p>· ACAS</p><p> </p><p>· Insolvency Service</p><p> </p><p>· Skills Funding Agency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol start="2" type="1"><li><strong>The categories of body set out in PQ UIN 7817</strong>.</li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These bodies are part of the wider delivery chain and spend money voted to BIS that is allocated to these bodies through BIS Partner Organisations rather than from BIS directly. These bodies do not have the BIS Permanent Secretary as their accounting officer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Further Education colleges and b) apprenticeships providers</p><p> </p><p>Details of further education providers and other training bodies receiving public funding are published and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/378355/feandskills-learners-by-provider-local-authority-learner-characteristics-1314.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) Local economic partnerships</p><p> </p><p>· The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Economic Partnership</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>d) Other local bodies which draw upon funds voted to his Department</p><p> </p><p>· Aston University</p><p> </p><p>· Birmingham City University</p><p> </p><p>· The University of Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· University College Birmingham</p><p> </p><p>· Newman University</p><p> </p><p>· Energy Systems Catapult</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 7816 7817 question first answered 28/07/2015 07:45:04 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

389659

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average change in wages is for a former apprentice three years after completion of their apprenticeship.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The average increase in wages for a former apprentice three to five years after completion of an advanced (level 3) apprenticeship is 16%, when compared to the average wage of a learner who starts but does not achieve an apprenticeship of the same level.</p><p> </p><p>The equivalent increase for a former apprentice three to five years after completion of an intermediate (level 2) apprenticeship is 11%.</p><p> </p><p>These increases can be compared to wage returns for further education qualifications in general of 9% and 11% for Level 3 and Level 2 qualifications respectively.</p><p> </p><p>These findings are reported in BIS Research Paper Number 195, accessible at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383646/Estimation_of_the_labour_market_returns_to_qualifications_gained_in_English_Further_Education_-_Final_-_November_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383646/Estimation_of_the_labour_market_returns_to_qualifications_gained_in_English_Further_Education_-_Final_-_November_2014.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/07/2015 13:51:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388498

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans the Government has to devolve responsibility for further education Advanced Learning Loans.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to devolve responsibility for 24+ Advanced Learning Loans.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/07/2015 14:43:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388500

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	National Careers Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when the Government plans to devolve accountability for National Careers Service contracts to local areas.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to devolve accountability for the delivery of the National Careers Service.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/07/2015 14:42:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388501

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans the Government has to devolve apprenticeships budgets to combined authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>On 10th July Her Majesty’s Treasury published the UK’s Productivity Plan, <em>Fixing the Foundations – creating a more prosperous nation </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation</a>. This document sets out a 15-point plan that the Government will put into action to boost the UK’s productivity growth, centred on two key pillars: encouraging long-term investment, and promoting a dynamic economy.</p><p> </p><p>This sets a clear direction of travel for FE and skills funding: funding for apprenticeships will be routed through employers and we will develop local involvement in the commissioning of provision to give the sector the agility to meet changing skills requirements in the years ahead. We will provide more detail in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is introducing a UK-wide levy to help fund the increase in quantity and quality of apprenticeship training. The levy will raise money to fund increases in apprenticeship numbers and quality and will be entirely funded by the contributors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is open to discussing proposals from any area for increased powers and greater freedoms to maximise their economic growth, providing the case can be made that there is both strong governance and the capacity and capability to deliver.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 6142 question first answered 16/07/2015 14:40:37 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388502

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Adult Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the overall adult skills and apprenticeships budget the Government plans to devolve to local areas.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>On 10th July Her Majesty’s Treasury published the UK’s Productivity Plan, <em>Fixing the Foundations – creating a more prosperous nation </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fixing-the-foundations-creating-a-more-prosperous-nation</a>. This document sets out a 15-point plan that the Government will put into action to boost the UK’s productivity growth, centred on two key pillars: encouraging long-term investment, and promoting a dynamic economy.</p><p> </p><p>This sets a clear direction of travel for FE and skills funding: funding for apprenticeships will be routed through employers and we will develop local involvement in the commissioning of provision to give the sector the agility to meet changing skills requirements in the years ahead. We will provide more detail in the autumn.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is introducing a UK-wide levy to help fund the increase in quantity and quality of apprenticeship training. The levy will raise money to fund increases in apprenticeship numbers and quality and will be entirely funded by the contributors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is open to discussing proposals from any area for increased powers and greater freedoms to maximise their economic growth, providing the case can be made that there is both strong governance and the capacity and capability to deliver.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 6141 question first answered 16/07/2015 14:40:37 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388503

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the average (a) length and (b) skill level of apprenticeships was in England in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Apprenticeships are expected to last between one and four years. To ensure that apprenticeships focus on providing sustained and substantial training, the minimum duration is 12 months.</p><p>Information on the average length of apprenticeships is published online: <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-other-statistics-and-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-other-statistics-and-research</a></p><p>The most recent data published is for 2011/12. Updated figures will be published in the near future.</p><p>Information on the number of apprenticeship starts by Level is published in a Statistical First Release online (Table 6.1):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/07/2015 15:04:06 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

388505

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which local spending bodies in the city of Birmingham (a) his Department is responsible for and (b) draw on funds voted to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	6219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/07/2015 14:39:24 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

385927

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to prevent employers exploiting apprentices by (a) breaking their contract in Level 2 and Level 3 courses of study, (b) treating the Level 3 study as a new contract, (c) failing to maintain pay at the basic apprenticeship national minimum wage and (d) failing to progress the apprentice's wage entitlement as a second year apprentice.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	4455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Apprenticeships are jobs with quality training and as such apprentices are employees and subject to the same terms and conditions as other employees, including redundancy. Where apprentices are made redundant, the Skills Funding Agency will do everything possible to find another apprenticeship position with a new employer.</p><p> </p><p>Where an individual completes a Level 2 apprenticeship and goes on to Level 3 this is treated as an entirely new apprenticeship with the requirement for higher level skills attainment. In most cases this would not require a new contract of employment.</p><p> </p><p>Targeted steps have been taken to reduce non-compliance with the National Minimum Wage. HMRC prioritises complaints made concerning apprenticeship pay. Employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage will be Named and Shamed, as well as receiving financial penalties. Furthermore, Naming is not an alternative to prosecution. Where there is evidence that an offence has been committed the case will always be considered for prosecution.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 03/07/2015 10:39:33 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne