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1644508

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date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Logistics: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of barriers faced by logistics businesses attempting to access the Apprenticeship Levy for their training requirements.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL8457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The department is committed to supporting employers within the logistics sector to make full use of apprenticeships to develop the skilled workforces they need, now and in the future. Employers have developed 37 high-quality apprenticeship standards within the transport and logistics sector, including transport and warehouse operations supervisor, supply chain leadership professional and network operations.</p><p>We have fast-tracked applications to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP) for providers nominated by employers hosting the Large Goods Vehicle standard to tackle the urgent need for drivers. This allowed new providers to apply to the Register and be fast tracked to deliver for employers needing training.</p><p>In May 2022, the department also introduced a temporary exception to the RoATP, allowing lead providers to subcontract to unregistered providers delivering training and testing for the acquisition of driving licences. This has increased training capacity and access to more of the available testing provision, and this exception is in place until 31 July 2023.</p><p>In 2021, a new version of the Large Goods Vehicle Driver apprenticeship was launched and the department increased funding from £5,000 to £7,000 to support providers delivering the standard. Additionally, the department is reviewing the funding band for the Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician apprenticeship standard, as requested by employers, and a decision will be made as soon as possible.</p><p>The department is increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year and employers within the transport and logistics sector can access this funding for the high-quality apprenticeships they choose to meet their business needs and to help fill skills gaps within their industry.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 27/06/2023 14:07:17 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1644484

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	China Scholarship Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any national security risks associated with scholarships and funding from the Chinese Scholarship Council; and what discussions they have had with UK universities on this matter.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL8433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The government regularly assesses threats posed to UK academia and works closely with the higher education (HE) sector. As a matter of longstanding policy, the department is unable to release information regarding threat assessments on the grounds of national security.</p><p>The government is now going further in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, launching a new and comprehensive review of legislative and other provisions designed to protect our academic sector, to identify what more we could or should be doing.</p><p>No advice has been issued from the department to HE providers about scholarships and funding from the Chinese Scholarship Council.</p><p>The government will not accept collaborations which compromise our national security.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL8434 question first answered 27/06/2023 14:07:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1644485

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	China Scholarship Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what advice they have provided to UK Universities on any national security risks associated with scholarships and funding from the Chinese Scholarship Council.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL8434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The government regularly assesses threats posed to UK academia and works closely with the higher education (HE) sector. As a matter of longstanding policy, the department is unable to release information regarding threat assessments on the grounds of national security.</p><p>The government is now going further in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, launching a new and comprehensive review of legislative and other provisions designed to protect our academic sector, to identify what more we could or should be doing.</p><p>No advice has been issued from the department to HE providers about scholarships and funding from the Chinese Scholarship Council.</p><p>The government will not accept collaborations which compromise our national security.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL8433 question first answered 27/06/2023 14:07:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1644104

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents of deaf children participated in British sign language courses that were funded through the adult education budget in Kent and Medway in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	189202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The department is continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), which was £1.34 billion in the 2022/23 financial year.</p><p>This includes qualifications in, or focusing on, British Sign Language (BSL) up to and including level 2. These qualifications include, for example, the Level 1 Award in BSL which allows learners to communicate in BSL on a range of topics that involve simple, everyday language use, thereby giving them the basic skills and confidence in production and reception of BSL.</p><p>About 60% of the AEB has been devolved to Mayoral Combined Authorities and the Greater London Authority, who determine which provision to fund for learners who live in their areas. The Education and Skills Funding Agency provides the remaining funding for learners who live in non-devolved areas. Where community learning providers offer BSL courses, those providers are responsible for determining the course fees, including levels of fee remission.</p><p>There were 60 adult (19+) education and training learning aim enrolments in the 2021/22 academic year by learners living in Kent or Medway with ‘British Sign Language’ or ‘BSL’ in their aim title. In 2020/21, there were 35 enrolments and in 2019/20, there were 87. The department does not hold information as to whether the learners taking these aims have deaf children.</p><p>These figures do not correspond to learners, as learners may enrol on multiple aims. Additionally, these are funded adult (19+) education and training aim enrolments. This will include AEB-funded learning, as well as other funding provision, such as advanced learner loans<em>. </em></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 21/06/2023 15:53:33 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1644191

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Imagination Library on early years learning.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	189343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Imagination Library is a book gifting programme devoted to inspiring a love of reading in children. The department knows that book sharing supports the kinds of conversations between caregiver and child that promote children’s early language development.</p><p>The department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver a joint £300 million package to transform services for families through a new network of Family Hubs in half of the local authorities in England. This includes over £28 million to invest in evidence-based programmes which support parents to chat, play and read with their children to improve their early development, with priority given to the families that will benefit most.</p><p>This work is complemented by the Better Health Start for Life campaign, which provides online resources giving parents easy, practical tips to chat, play and read with their child. These resources are accessible at: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/</a>.</p><p>The department has also launched a procurement round to grant fund voluntary sector organisations to support the home learning environment with a particular focus on supporting disadvantaged groups. Information on this fund is available at: <a href="https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/early-years-disadvantage-vcs-grants-2023-25-1" target="_blank">https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/early-years-disadvantage-vcs-grants-2023-25-1</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 189344 189347 question first answered 19/06/2023 13:20:25 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1644192

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of providing public funding for the work of the Imagination Library.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	189344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Imagination Library is a book gifting programme devoted to inspiring a love of reading in children. The department knows that book sharing supports the kinds of conversations between caregiver and child that promote children’s early language development.</p><p>The department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver a joint £300 million package to transform services for families through a new network of Family Hubs in half of the local authorities in England. This includes over £28 million to invest in evidence-based programmes which support parents to chat, play and read with their children to improve their early development, with priority given to the families that will benefit most.</p><p>This work is complemented by the Better Health Start for Life campaign, which provides online resources giving parents easy, practical tips to chat, play and read with their child. These resources are accessible at: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/</a>.</p><p>The department has also launched a procurement round to grant fund voluntary sector organisations to support the home learning environment with a particular focus on supporting disadvantaged groups. Information on this fund is available at: <a href="https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/early-years-disadvantage-vcs-grants-2023-25-1" target="_blank">https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/early-years-disadvantage-vcs-grants-2023-25-1</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 189343 189347 question first answered 19/06/2023 13:20:25 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1644193

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Reading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to ensure that all schools have access to high-quality books for children.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	189345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department believes that all pupils deserve to be taught a knowledge-rich curriculum that promotes the extensive reading of books and other kinds of texts, both in and out of school. School libraries complement public libraries in encouraging pupils to do this.</p><p>It is for individual schools to decide how best to provide and maintain a library service for their pupils, including whether to employ a qualified librarian. Many headteachers recognise the important role school libraries play in improving literacy, encouraging pupils to read for pleasure, and ensuring that suitable library facilities are provided.</p><p>The National Curriculum requires teachers to encourage pupils to develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information. It also emphasises the importance of listening to, discussing, and reading for themselves a wide range of stories, poems, plays and non-fiction books.</p><p>The Autumn Statement 2022 announced that funding for mainstream schools and high needs is £3.5 billion higher in the 2023/24 financial year, compared to the 2022/23 financial year. That is on top of the £4 billion, year-on-year increase provided in the 2022/23 financial year. This is an increase of £7.5 billion, or over 15%, in just two years. It is for headteachers to decide how best to manage their budgets, including funding resources such as library provision and reading books.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 21/06/2023 11:08:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1644195

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Reading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential merits of encouraging families to read with their young children.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	189347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Imagination Library is a book gifting programme devoted to inspiring a love of reading in children. The department knows that book sharing supports the kinds of conversations between caregiver and child that promote children’s early language development.</p><p>The department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver a joint £300 million package to transform services for families through a new network of Family Hubs in half of the local authorities in England. This includes over £28 million to invest in evidence-based programmes which support parents to chat, play and read with their children to improve their early development, with priority given to the families that will benefit most.</p><p>This work is complemented by the Better Health Start for Life campaign, which provides online resources giving parents easy, practical tips to chat, play and read with their child. These resources are accessible at: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/</a>.</p><p>The department has also launched a procurement round to grant fund voluntary sector organisations to support the home learning environment with a particular focus on supporting disadvantaged groups. Information on this fund is available at: <a href="https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/early-years-disadvantage-vcs-grants-2023-25-1" target="_blank">https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/early-years-disadvantage-vcs-grants-2023-25-1</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 189343 189344 question first answered 19/06/2023 13:20:25 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1644200

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Reading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps she has taken to ensure all schools have access to reading books produced in different languages.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	189350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department knows that all pupils deserve to be taught a knowledge rich curriculum which promotes the extensive reading of books and other kinds of texts both in and out of school. School libraries complement public libraries in allowing pupils to do this.</p><p>Pupils should be taught to maintain positive attitudes towards reading and to develop an understanding of what they read by increasing their familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories, modern fiction, fiction from the UK’s literary heritage and books from other cultures and traditions. Teachers have flexibility in which books to teach within the context of the curriculum.</p><p>The Autumn Statement 2022 announced that funding for mainstream schools and high needs is £3.5 billion higher in 2023/24 as compared to 2022/23. That is on top of the £4 billion, year on year increase provided in 2022/23, which is an increase of £7.5 billion, or over 15%, in just two years. It is for headteachers to decide how best to manage their budgets, including investment in resources such as library provision and reading books produced in different languages.</p><p>The Department also recognises that schools can face additional challenges when they have pupils on roll who have limited or no English language skills. The Department has allocated funding to schools through the English as an additional language (EAL) factor in the National Funding Formula for schools. This funding is based on the number of pupils who are classed as having a first language other than English and who have started in the state funded education system in England in the last three years.</p><p>Allocations are made on the basis of data collected through the October school census and equate to an additional £580 per primary school pupil and £1,565 per secondary pupil in the current financial year. Schools have the flexibility to use this funding based on the needs of their pupils, such as by providing reading books produced in community languages.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/06/2023 15:10:54 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1644206

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Reading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to help ensure that parents have support to read with their children.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	189351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The government is investing over £28 million to provide targeted, intensive, evidence-based support to help parents read with their young children. This investment is being delivered through the new three-year Family Hubs programme which is being rolled out in 75 local authorities, with priority given to families that will benefit most. This is supported by online resources which provide evidence-based yet highly accessible advice and ideas for parents about literacy and early language activities for children at every stage between birth and 5 years old. These resources are available at: <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/</a>.</p><p>All school pupils deserve to be taught a knowledge-rich curriculum that promotes extensive reading, both in and out of school. The National Curriculum promotes the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information. It also emphasises the importance of listening to, discussing, and reading for themselves a wide range of stories, poems, plays, and non-fiction books.</p><p>Public and school libraries play an important role in supporting parents to read with their children. In a National Literacy Trust and Chase survey conducted between December 2022 and January 2023, 80% of parents with school-aged children reported that their school had a library and nearly 30% of parents stated they were borrowing more children’s books from libraries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 21/06/2023 11:42:29 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell