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431906

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: 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 his Department is taking to promote apprenticeships in the road haulage industry.
	tabling member constituency	Cheadle
	tabling member printed	Mary Robinson
	uin	17480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Through our reforms, more than 1300 employers are designing new apprenticeships standards that are more responsive to the needs of business. 194 standards have been published with over 150 new standards in development, including the new Large Goods Vehicle Driver standard.</p><p>Subject to final approval, this new apprenticeship standard will provide the sector with an excellent opportunity to develop a new generation of drivers in a way that meets their specific requirements.</p><p>In addition, in June Jobcentre Plus and the Road Haulage Association launched “Driving Britain’s Future”. This 12-month scheme will identify 2,400 work experience placements for Jobcentre Plus customers with logistics employers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/12/2015 15:58:07 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4406 label Biography information for Mary Robinson

431806

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	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: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will fund training costs of disabled apprentices aged 18 to 24 in accordance with the recommendations of Creating an inclusive apprenticeship offer, commissioned by the Apprenticeships Unit and published in January 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	17194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Apprenticeship training for 16-18 year olds is fully funded by Government to provide an incentive to employers. Government also fully funds apprentices aged 19 to 24 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHC Plan). Apprentices aged 19 to 24 without an EHC Plan, who have a learning difficulty and/or disability can be supported through Learning Support.</p><p>Learning Support is provided to help providers to work flexibly and provide support activity to meet the learning needs of their apprentices who have an identified learning difficulty and/or disability. Learning Support also provides funding to meet the cost of reasonable adjustments as set out in the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/12/2015 09:49:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

431912

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	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: Large Goods Vehicle Drivers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if his Department will make provision for large goods vehicles driving apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	17548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Through our reforms, more than 1300 employers are designing new apprenticeships standards that are more responsive to the needs of business. 194 standards have been published with over 150 new standards in development, including the new Large Goods Vehicle Driver standard.</p><br /><p>Subject to final approval, this new apprenticeship standard will provide the sector with an excellent opportunity to develop a new generation of drivers in a way that meets their specific requirements.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/12/2015 16:01:37 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

432612

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, by how much the Government plans to increase the funding per place for apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	18025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>At the Autumn Statement, my Rt hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government will establish a new employer-led body to set apprenticeship standards and ensure quality. The body will be independent of Government and will also advise on the level of levy funding each apprenticeship should receive. Our expectation is that funding caps will be significantly higher for programmes which have high costs and are of high quality.</p><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 02/12/2015 09:50:55 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

432606

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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	Postgraduate 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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on his proposal in the Autumn Statement of 2014 to offer a student loan provision for postgraduate masters degrees.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	18006
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, Ministers and officials in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and HM Treasury meet regularly to discuss policy.</p><p>The Government announced its proposals for a Master’s Loan at Autumn Statement and Spending Review 2015. Further information is available via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/postgraduate-study-student-loans-and-other-support</a></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 02/12/2015 15:39:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper