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1063733

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Parliament: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a comparative estimate of the number of apprentices employed by the House of Commons and the House of Lords who are working towards a degree apprenticeship qualification.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	222782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>At present, none of our apprentices are working towards a degree apprenticeship but we are still expanding our offering and have the capability to offer apprenticeships at this level<br></p><p>We are working closely with our providers to ensure that each apprenticeship is an appropriate match with the learner level and the role they are doing. In our plans for the future we envisage degree apprenticeships as part of a structured approach to our development across House teams.<br></p><p>We do not hold information for the House of Lords.</p><p><br>(a) Three apprentices are working towards a Level 2 qualification and this will rise to 16 apprentices in April;</p><p>(b) Five apprentices are working towards a Level 3 qualification with a further four apprentices enrolling in March and another four planned for later in the year</p><p>(c) One apprentice is working towards a Level 4 qualification; and</p><p>(d) Three apprentices are working towards a higher apprenticeship qualification.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 222780 222783 question first answered 04/03/2019 10:33:23 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1063731

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many apprentices employed by the House of Commons are working towards a degree apprenticeship qualification.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	222780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>At present, none of our apprentices are working towards a degree apprenticeship but we are still expanding our offering and have the capability to offer apprenticeships at this level<br></p><p>We are working closely with our providers to ensure that each apprenticeship is an appropriate match with the learner level and the role they are doing. In our plans for the future we envisage degree apprenticeships as part of a structured approach to our development across House teams.<br></p><p>We do not hold information for the House of Lords.</p><p><br>(a) Three apprentices are working towards a Level 2 qualification and this will rise to 16 apprentices in April;</p><p>(b) Five apprentices are working towards a Level 3 qualification with a further four apprentices enrolling in March and another four planned for later in the year</p><p>(c) One apprentice is working towards a Level 4 qualification; and</p><p>(d) Three apprentices are working towards a higher apprenticeship qualification.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 222782 222783 question first answered 04/03/2019 10:33:23 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1063734

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many apprentices employed by the House of Commons are working towards (a) Level 2, (b) Level 3, (c) Level 4 and (d) higher or degree apprenticeship qualifications.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	222783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>At present, none of our apprentices are working towards a degree apprenticeship but we are still expanding our offering and have the capability to offer apprenticeships at this level<br></p><p>We are working closely with our providers to ensure that each apprenticeship is an appropriate match with the learner level and the role they are doing. In our plans for the future we envisage degree apprenticeships as part of a structured approach to our development across House teams.<br></p><p>We do not hold information for the House of Lords.</p><p><br>(a) Three apprentices are working towards a Level 2 qualification and this will rise to 16 apprentices in April;</p><p>(b) Five apprentices are working towards a Level 3 qualification with a further four apprentices enrolling in March and another four planned for later in the year</p><p>(c) One apprentice is working towards a Level 4 qualification; and</p><p>(d) Three apprentices are working towards a higher apprenticeship qualification.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 222780 222782 question first answered 04/03/2019 10:33:23 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1061268

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much funding from the apprenticeship levy the House of Commons has spent in the 2018-2019 financial year to date.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	221751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The expansion of the programme began in late 2018 due to procuring new training providers to fully meet the requirements of the House and, following their appointment, the programme has expanded quickly and will continue to do so. As a result for the financial year 2018–2019 the House has spent just £38,452 (9%) of its Levy, all of it on training apprentices.</p><p>The House has approximately £383,500 of the Levy remaining to the end of the 2018–19 financial year. The House is already using this amount for the full expansion of its apprenticeship programme and the ongoing enrolment of apprentices onto training. This includes the portion of the Levy funds allocated to be spent by Parliamentary Digital Services, who are planning their apprenticeships for 2019.</p><p>Of the 2018/2019 funds remaining the House will continue to spend these on apprenticeships for the coming year. These funds are not constrained by the financial years and are available on a rolling basis.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 221752 221754 question first answered 12/03/2019 16:35:38 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1061271

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much funding from the apprenticeship levy the House of Commons has yet to spend in the 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	221754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The expansion of the programme began in late 2018 due to procuring new training providers to fully meet the requirements of the House and, following their appointment, the programme has expanded quickly and will continue to do so. As a result for the financial year 2018–2019 the House has spent just £38,452 (9%) of its Levy, all of it on training apprentices.</p><p>The House has approximately £383,500 of the Levy remaining to the end of the 2018–19 financial year. The House is already using this amount for the full expansion of its apprenticeship programme and the ongoing enrolment of apprentices onto training. This includes the portion of the Levy funds allocated to be spent by Parliamentary Digital Services, who are planning their apprenticeships for 2019.</p><p>Of the 2018/2019 funds remaining the House will continue to spend these on apprenticeships for the coming year. These funds are not constrained by the financial years and are available on a rolling basis.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 221751 221752 question first answered 12/03/2019 16:35:38 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1061269

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much funding from the apprenticeship levy the House of Commons has spent on training apprentices in the 2018-19 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	221752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The expansion of the programme began in late 2018 due to procuring new training providers to fully meet the requirements of the House and, following their appointment, the programme has expanded quickly and will continue to do so. As a result for the financial year 2018–2019 the House has spent just £38,452 (9%) of its Levy, all of it on training apprentices.</p><p>The House has approximately £383,500 of the Levy remaining to the end of the 2018–19 financial year. The House is already using this amount for the full expansion of its apprenticeship programme and the ongoing enrolment of apprentices onto training. This includes the portion of the Levy funds allocated to be spent by Parliamentary Digital Services, who are planning their apprenticeships for 2019.</p><p>Of the 2018/2019 funds remaining the House will continue to spend these on apprenticeships for the coming year. These funds are not constrained by the financial years and are available on a rolling basis.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 221751 221754 question first answered 12/03/2019 16:35:38 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1061261

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons currently meeting the Public Sector Apprenticeship Target of employing at least 2.3 per cent of their staff as new apprentice starts; and whether steps are being taking to ensure that target is met by March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	221745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The House does not currently meet the public sector apprenticeship target but plans to meet or exceed it by March 2021. That would require around 55 apprentices per year based on current headcount. A new lead provider was appointed in September 2018 with a broader training offering. Work is also ongoing across the House to identify apprenticeship roles including upskilling of existing employees through an apprenticeship, and recruitment of new apprentices.<br></p><p>The House’s priority is to meet the 2.3% target by March 2021. However, if in a position to do so we will review this to see what more can be done, once the target has been met.<br></p><p>The number of apprenticeships offered has increased from 10 per year (2012–2018) to 12 in January 2019, with further enrolments planned over the coming months to reach around 25 to 30 apprentices by April 2019.<br></p><p>The range of apprenticeship programmes on offer has been expanded from two to fourteen Standards since September 2018 and this is expected to be expanded further during 2019.<br></p><p>A ‘Standard’ is the name of the apprenticeship training which replaced the older style ‘Frameworks’ training when the Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 221746 221750 question first answered 04/03/2019 10:11:37 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1061262

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons is taking any steps to exceed the public sector apprenticeship target.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	221746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The House does not currently meet the public sector apprenticeship target but plans to meet or exceed it by March 2021. That would require around 55 apprentices per year based on current headcount. A new lead provider was appointed in September 2018 with a broader training offering. Work is also ongoing across the House to identify apprenticeship roles including upskilling of existing employees through an apprenticeship, and recruitment of new apprentices.<br></p><p>The House’s priority is to meet the 2.3% target by March 2021. However, if in a position to do so we will review this to see what more can be done, once the target has been met.<br></p><p>The number of apprenticeships offered has increased from 10 per year (2012–2018) to 12 in January 2019, with further enrolments planned over the coming months to reach around 25 to 30 apprentices by April 2019.<br></p><p>The range of apprenticeship programmes on offer has been expanded from two to fourteen Standards since September 2018 and this is expected to be expanded further during 2019.<br></p><p>A ‘Standard’ is the name of the apprenticeship training which replaced the older style ‘Frameworks’ training when the Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 221745 221750 question first answered 04/03/2019 10:11:37 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1061266

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	House of Commons: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the Commission has plans to increase the (a) number and (b) range of apprenticeship programmes provided by the House of Commons.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	221750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The House does not currently meet the public sector apprenticeship target but plans to meet or exceed it by March 2021. That would require around 55 apprentices per year based on current headcount. A new lead provider was appointed in September 2018 with a broader training offering. Work is also ongoing across the House to identify apprenticeship roles including upskilling of existing employees through an apprenticeship, and recruitment of new apprentices.<br></p><p>The House’s priority is to meet the 2.3% target by March 2021. However, if in a position to do so we will review this to see what more can be done, once the target has been met.<br></p><p>The number of apprenticeships offered has increased from 10 per year (2012–2018) to 12 in January 2019, with further enrolments planned over the coming months to reach around 25 to 30 apprentices by April 2019.<br></p><p>The range of apprenticeship programmes on offer has been expanded from two to fourteen Standards since September 2018 and this is expected to be expanded further during 2019.<br></p><p>A ‘Standard’ is the name of the apprenticeship training which replaced the older style ‘Frameworks’ training when the Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake grouped question UIN 221745 221746 question first answered 04/03/2019 10:11:37 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon