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1388128

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment has he made of trends in the level of skills shortages in sectors of strategic importance across the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	93865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>We know that a lack of access to skills is one among a number of possible barriers preventing employers from being able to access the workforce they need, alongside others such as pay, progression opportunities or working conditions.</p><p>Where there is a genuine skills shortage affecting a key sector, the Department for Education will work with partners in industry and across government to take action. For example, we are delivering training to become an HGV Driver to 11,000 people via new Skills Bootcamps, as part of a wider package which also includes increasing testing capacity to help more people get out onto the road more quickly.</p><p>To help inform government and industry action, we gather data through different sources, including the Employer Skills Survey. The most recent version of this survey highlighted skills shortages in construction and manufacturing, where 36% of vacancies were proving hard to fill because of applicants lacking the appropriate skills, qualifications or experience (compared to an average of 24%). We are helping employers to address these shortages through our programme of skills reforms, which is leading to a growing number of new apprenticeship starts, the creation of new Skills Bootcamps up and down the country, and the introduction of new T Levels to help more young people get the technical skills they need to thrive in the world of work.</p><p>We are also drawing on analysis undertaken by groups and organisations including Construction Industry Training Board, Engineering Construction Industry Training Board and the Green Jobs Taskforce, which point, for example, to the need for 35,000 heat pump installers to be trained by 2028. We are working with industry to address these gaps through the Construction Skills Delivery Group and, in 2022, a new cross-cutting delivery group on green jobs.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 10/01/2022 12:18:10 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1388129

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Leaving
	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 proportion of students who left school in summer 2021, aged 18, who did not go onto further and higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	93866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The sustained destinations of students who completed 16-18 study in summer 2021 are not yet available. The latest available data is for those students who completed 16-18 study in summer 2019. To be counted as having a sustained destination, the student must have had six contiguous months of activity in their destination year. The main destinations for this cohort are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/477e260e-ac3a-40d5-a7a9-b1e7a596c2c8" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/477e260e-ac3a-40d5-a7a9-b1e7a596c2c8</a>.</p><p>Of the 55.2% of students that did not sustain a further or higher education destination: 2.6% were in other education, 24.9% in employment, 8.4% in apprenticeships, 13.8% did not sustain a destination, and activity was not captured for the remaining 5.5%.</p><p>In addition to destination measures, the participation in education and training and employment publication may also be of interest: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/participation-in-education-and-training-and-employment" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/participation-in-education-and-training-and-employment</a>.</p><p>This release provides official measures of participation and not in education, employment or training (NEET) for 16-18 year olds. The estimates relate to a snapshot of activities at the end of the calendar year, and proportions are given as that of the population. Estimates for end 2021 will be published in June 2022.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 10/01/2022 12:05:19 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1388130

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices and Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the levels of demand among 18 to 25 year olds for (a) apprenticeships and (b) traditional further and higher education full time provision.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	93867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships provide young people with the opportunity to earn and learn the skills needed to start an exciting career in a wide range of industries, everything from artificial intelligence, archaeology, data science, business management and banking. There are currently over 640 employer-designed apprenticeship standards available at all levels, ensuring a wide variety of options for young people.</p><p>Prospective apprentices can search for employer advertised apprenticeship opportunities through the ‘find an apprenticeship’ (FAA) service on gov.uk and create an account to manage their applications and be alerted about new apprenticeships. Employers can advertise their apprenticeship vacancies through various other commercial services, or their own in-house channels, instead of, or in addition to FAA.</p><p>Latest published figures show over 15,000 vacancies on FAA available for prospective apprentices of all ages to apply for. Although we do not routinely publish data on apprenticeship demand through FAA, figures from the 12 months to 15 July 2021 show a ratio of roughly three applicants under 25 to one vacancy.</p><p>We are supporting employers to offer more apprenticeships to young people through encouraging more flexible training models such as front-loaded training, accelerated apprenticeships, and flexi-job apprenticeships. In addition, we continue to encourage more young people to consider apprenticeships through our Apprenticeship Support &amp; Knowledge programme which reached over 600,000 students across England in the last academic year.</p><p>We recognise the need for skills from employers and learners, and in January 2021 we published the Skills for Jobs White Paper. This is focused on giving people the skills they need, in a way that suits them, so they can get great jobs in sectors the economy needs and boost this country’s productivity.</p><p>The White Paper supports delivery of my right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister’s, Lifetime Skills Guarantee which is aimed at giving people the opportunity to upskill and reskill at different points in their life. This includes funding people for their first advanced level (A level equivalent) course through Free Courses for Jobs, short, flexible ways to train through employer-led Skills Bootcamps, and a Lifelong Loan Entitlement to be introduced from 2025.</p><p>It is also focused on putting employers at the heart of the skills system so education and training meets their needs and local areas planning what skills they need through Local Skills Improvement Plans.</p><p>Together with other key reforms, such as the introduction of T Levels as a high-quality alternative to A levels, employer led apprenticeships and boosting level 4 and 5 technical provision, we are ensuring that there are a wide range of opportunities available for people of all ages to get the skills they need and meet demand.</p><p>In respect of higher education (HE), 2021 has been a record year for UK students in HE admissions, not just in terms of the number of applications, but also in terms of those who have been accepted onto university courses. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service publishes data on the number of applicants and acceptances by age to full-time undergraduate higher education. Figures for the 2021 application cycle show the number of UK domiciled 18 to 24 year old applicants was 505,880, and the number of UK domiciled 18 to 24 year old acceptances was 423,270.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 10/01/2022 12:03:09 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1388663

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
	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 take-up of degree apprenticeships against his Department's initial targets for take-up.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	94475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships at levels 6 and 7, including degree apprenticeships, are an important and growing part of our education and skills system and we are encouraged by the take-up so far. We have seen year on year growth since their inception, and in the last academic year there were 58,760 starts on apprenticeships at levels 6 and 7, that is 74.4% growth in 2020/21 compared to 2018/19.</p><p>Our apprenticeship reforms have put employers firmly in the driving seat and a market led approach ensures that apprenticeships are responsive to business needs both in terms of the content of the apprenticeship and availability. Employers take the decisions about who they recruit as an apprentice, and which type and level of apprenticeship they offer.</p><p>Employers, working in partnership with providers, have already developed over 150 apprenticeship standards available at levels 6 and 7, of which over 100 include a degree. As these are jobs with training, they directly address skills shortages for employers. They are available in a wide range of sectors such as aerospace, automotive, digital, engineering, financial, health, leadership, legal, manufacturing, nuclear and protective services.</p><p>Higher and degree apprenticeships support productivity, social mobility and widening participation in higher education and employment. So, whilst we have seen positive growth of degree apprenticeships, we would like to see even more.</p><p>We continue to encourage more employers to consider using these apprenticeships to meet the skills needs of their industries. Education providers, including universities, have a vital role to play in working with employers to offer these apprenticeships wherever there is employer demand.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 10/01/2022 13:45:01 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart attachment 1 file name 94475_apprenticeship_starts.xls title 94475_table
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1388667

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Turing Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the value of the bid put in by Capita to obtain the contract to run the Turing Scheme was.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	94478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Turing Scheme has made funding available for more than 41,000 students from schools, colleges and universities to go on study and work placements in over 150 destinations across the world this academic year. The government has also confirmed funding for the continuation of the Turing Scheme for the next 3 years, including £110 million for the 2022/23 academic year.</p><p>A competitive procurement exercise was conducted to appoint a delivery partner for the Turing Scheme from 1 April 2022. Two compliant bids were received for the contract to run the Turing Scheme. Following a robust procurement process, Capita’s bid was considered to be the highest in quality. The value of Capita’s bid was £6,271,155, which was the lowest bid in monetary value in this procurement.</p><p>As with all contracts, we will actively manage it at an operational and strategic level and should concerns arise, our contracts contain provisions and remedies to deal with them swiftly and effectively.</p><p>UK education providers who have successfully applied for funding may use the Turing Scheme funding to support mobilities for any of their students, regardless of study subject.</p><p>Statistics on actual participation in the scheme will be available after the end of the first year of the programme. The COVID-19 outbreak has had a significant effect on mobilities with some institutions choosing to delay their students’ placements. Statistics on participation in ERASMUS+ are published by the European Union: <a href="https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/statistics-and-factsheets" target="_blank">https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/statistics-and-factsheets</a>.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 94480 94481 94482 question first answered 11/01/2022 15:34:10 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1243935

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress there has been on the implementation of the Lammy Review recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	104164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided updates on the implementation of the independent review into the treatment of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system (the Lammy Review). <br>Where a recommendation could not be implemented in full or exactly as set out in the Review, alternative approaches have been sought to achieve the same aim. As of 16th October 2020, the status of the recommendations is as follows:</p><p>Out of the 35 recommendations listed in the Lammy Review: <br>i. Actions in relation to 16 recommendations have been completed (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 22, 23, 33, 35)</p><p>ii. Actions in relation to 17 recommendations are still in progress, of which:<br>a. 11 recommendations aim to be completed within 6 – 12 months (15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)</p><p>b. 6 recommendations will take longer than 12 months to be completed (1, 9, 10, 31, 32, 34)</p><p>iii. Two recommendations (14, 16), specific to a target for judicial appointments and appraisal, are not being taken forward. This was announced in the Government’s response to the Review in December 2017.</p><p>The Government’s response identified actions going beyond the Review’s recommendations. Progress on recommendations and additional actions are overseen by a CJS Race and Ethnicity Board which was created in response to the Review.</p><p>An Independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities is currently reviewing inequality in the UK, focusing on areas including education, employment, health and the criminal justice system. The Independent Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities will aim to report to the Prime Minister by the end of the year</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 23/10/2020 13:39:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1284158

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on ensuring that employers are aware that (a) international postgraduate students and (b) other international students studying remotely will still be eligible for a post-study work visa if their degree does not finish during the 2020-21 academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	149317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>BEIS is working closely with the Home Office and the Department for Education on visas, including the new Graduate route to attract and retain talent. Students will normally be expected to undertake their studies in the UK to be eligible for the Graduate route. However, if students are required to either continue their current studies or commence a new course by distance or blended learning due to Covid-19, they will still be eligible to switch into the Graduate route on a concessionary basis if they spent some time studying outside the UK, provided they meet the other eligibility criteria.</p><p>The Government have published guidance which covers these temporary concessions for students and student sponsors, and an introductory guide for employers that provides an overview of the new immigration system and the steps employers can take to prepare.</p><p>Successful applicants on the Graduate route, scheduled to be launched in summer 2021, will be able to stay and work, or look for work, in the UK at any skill level for a maximum period of two years. Graduates will be able to switch into skilled work once they have found a suitable job.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 09/02/2021 16:20:22 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1220403

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of UK aid will support the world’s least developed countries after her Department merges with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	68413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK meets the UN Sustainable Development Goal target of spending 0.15% to 0.20% of Gross National Income (GNI) on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). In 2018 (the latest year for which we have published National Statistics), LDCs received approximately £4.7 billion (32%) of UK ODA. This is equivalent to 0.22% of the UK’s GNI. The current Spending Period ends in March 2021, and therefore no budgets are allocated to any department beyond this year.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 09/07/2020 16:11:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1172699

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Iran: Nuclear Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to the oral contribution of the Prime Minister of 8 January 2020, Official Report, column 383, how many meetings he has held with his (a) French and (b) German counterparts on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in the latest period for which data is available; when those meetings took place; and what was discussed at each of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	6782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Details of my meetings, discussions and statements on this matter are available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/news-and-communications?organisations%5B%5D=prime-ministers-office-10-downing-street" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/search/news-and-communications?organisations%5B%5D=prime-ministers-office-10-downing-street</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 27/01/2020 16:23:26 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1197093

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Performing Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to support the performing arts sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	49099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has already announced an unprecedented package of measures in place to provide immediate and vital support to the cultural sector during this pandemic. These include the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Self Employment Support Scheme, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, business rates relief and cash grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In order to further support the sustainability of the sector, DCMS has worked closely with Arts Council England (ACE) to provide a tailored package of financial support. In March, ACE announced a £160m emergency response package to complement the financial measures already announced by the Government and to ensure immediate resilience of this vital sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>£90 million is being made available to National Portfolio Organisations (NPOs) and Creative People and Places (CPPs) lead organisations. £50 million will be made available to organisations that are not in receipt of regular funding from the Arts Council in order to maintain their survival through this crisis. Finally £20 million of financial support is being made available to individuals, so they can better sustain themselves, and their work, in the coming months. DCMS and ACE are continuing to work closely to consider the additional measures that are needed to ensure the long-term recovery and growth of the cultural sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State, myself and officials continue to consult the Art sector extensively to ensure we fully understand the financial impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS is engaging with other departments to support the economic response, by ensuring that the needs of its sectors, and those who work in them, are understood.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS will continue to work with this valuable sector to understand the difficulties it faces and help it access support through these challenging times and through recovery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/06/2020 21:04:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western