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1124536

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve careers advice for young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	250489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The careers strategy, published in December 2017, includes proposals to improve the quality and coverage of careers advice in schools. For example, the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company and the Gatsby Foundation have developed a toolkit containing tips for schools and employers to help them support young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This is available at the following link: <a href="http://www.talentinocareers.co.uk/send-gatsby-benchmark-toolkit.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.talentinocareers.co.uk/send-gatsby-benchmark-toolkit.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company has awarded £1.7 million to 20 organisations to support some of the most vulnerable young people to help them prepare for the world of work. This is targeted at programmes supporting disadvantaged groups including those with SEND), looked after children and care leavers and young people from gypsy, Roma and traveller communities. Projects include tailored careers support in Sussex for young people with SEND and their parents and a partnership that helps young people with autism to engage with local employers and learn about the technical routes available to them in Leeds.</p><p> </p><p>The National Careers Service provides free, up to date, impartial information, advice and guidance on careers, skills and the labour market in England. It offers face-to-face advice, a helpline with web chat, text and telephone support and a website which gives customers 24-hour access to information and advice. All services are available to adults aged 19+ and young people aged 13 to 18 can use the website and helpline. People with learning difficulties and disabilities are a priority group for face-to-face advice and the National Careers Service are very experienced in providing support to vulnerable groups. Just over a fifth (22%) of National Careers Service face-to-face customers have a disability, which is higher than in the general population (18%).[1]</p><p> </p><p>[1] Summer 2017 equality analysis of the National Careers Service.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 13/05/2019 17:00:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1124613

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Morning Lane Associates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what sums her Department paid to Morning Lane Associates in each of the last six financial years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	250518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The department has paid Morning Lane Associates a total of £1,803,915.14 over the past 6 financial years. There were no payments made to Morning Lane Associates during 2013-14 and 2018-19. A list of the sums paid is set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total funds paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>£96,811.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>£1,292,890.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>£396,213.42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>£18,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,803,915.14</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/05/2019 16:15:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1124617

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the dates on which he has met with ministers or officials from the (a) Department for Work and Pensions, and (b) Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy on the Opportunity Areas Programme in the last two years; and what the outcomes of each of those meetings were.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	250450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education met my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 27 March 2019 to discuss the progress of the Opportunity Areas programme, amongst other matters. Across our 12 Opportunity Areas, the department is enabling a range of partners including Local Enterprise Partnerships, through work with the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, job centres, and through work with the Department for Work and Pensions, to help teachers remove barriers to learning and boost aspiration, for the most disadvantaged pupils and parents<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/05/2019 15:39:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1124373

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	249905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service is focused on delivering the government’s most pressing priorities, and this includes departments sharing staff and working together on joint projects.</p><p>Since January 2019, the department has been part of a coordinated resourcing exercise across the Civil Service to support preparations for leaving the EU without a deal. As part of this exercise, the department seconded 2 people to the Department for Exiting the European Union and 1 person to the Department for International Trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 10/05/2019 09:13:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1123905

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much per pupil funding was spent on each student over 16 and in full-time education in Warrington in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	249222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>16 to 19 funding is based on a national funding formula with a standard base rate of £4,000 for a full-time 16 or 17 year old student, and additional funding related to the characteristics of students and their learning programmes. This formula has operated since 2013/14. A different national funding formula operated before that, but the figures for the 2 are not consistent.</p><p>The average 16 to 19 funding per student for institutions in Warrington is shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Funding Per Student</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£4,547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£4,446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£4,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£4,439</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£4,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£4,383</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> The table is based on formula funding per student derived from annual allocations covering 16 to 19 provision, to institutions based in Warrington (excluding special schools). Further funding is provided through student support, for high needs provision and from 2018/19 onwards the industry placement capacity and delivery fund.</p><p>Note that this figure includes both full- and part-time students as we do not allocate funding separately for these 2 groups. The vast majority of 16-19 year old students are full-time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/05/2019 16:32:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1123908

registered interest
date	30/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: Admissions
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 trends in the number of students enrolling in adult education in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	249227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that participation in adult (19+) further education has decreased. The latest full year statistics are published on GOV.UK here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering adult skills more widely as a department and will therefore be considering trends in the take-up of adult education as part of this. In addition, we are looking carefully at further education funding in preparation for the Spending Review. We are considering how effective our funding and regulatory structures are in supporting high quality provision, and in line with the aims of the Post-18 Review, to ensure a coherent vision for further and higher education.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/05/2019 16:20:16 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1123407

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office report, The apprenticeships programme, published on 6 March 2019, HC 1987, what assessment he has made of the future financial sustainability of the apprenticeship levy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	248020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy is collected by HM Revenue and Customs from all UK employers with a pay bill above £3 million.</p><p>Separately, HM Treasury have set the Department for Education a budget for apprenticeships in England for the current Spending Review period (to 2019-20). This budget is distinct from the levy and is not dependent on receipts from the levy. This budget is used to fund new apprenticeship starts for both levy and non-levy paying employers and must also cover the ongoing costs of apprentices that are already in training<em>. </em></p><p>In 2019-20 funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England is over £2.5 billion, double what was spent in 2010-11.</p><p>Currently, we expect to remain within budget in this spending review period to the end of the 2019-20 financial year. A detailed breakdown of spending for 2018-19 will be published in the Education and Skills Funding Agency Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The level of funding for the apprenticeship programme beyond 2019-20 will be determined by the forthcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 248037 question first answered 07/05/2019 10:56:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1123408

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 243426, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of levy funds in employers’ accounts that will (a) expire and (b) be spent on apprenticeships before they expire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	248021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>Levy-paying employers have up to 24 months from the point at which funds enter their account to spend the funds available. The 24 month expiry period is designed to give employers time to develop their apprenticeship programmes whilst encouraging employers to take action to create new apprenticeship opportunities. Funds will only expire on a month by month basis from May 2019 if an employer has spent less on apprenticeship training and assessment in the past 2 years than the amount that went into their account in May 2017.</p><p>We do not anticipate that all levy-payers will use all the funds in their accounts, though they are able to. Income from the levy is used to fund apprenticeship training for both levy paying and non-levy paying employers.</p><p>Levy-paying employers are now able to transfer up to 25% of the annual value of their levy funds to other employers.</p><p>In May 2019, the 24-month expiry date will be reached for the earliest declared levy funds. We forecast that when the first ‘expiry’ period arrives in May, approximately £12 million pounds will remain unspent, representing 9% of the total levy funding that employers collectively paid in April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/05/2019 09:23:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1123409

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships there are in non-levy paying businesses; what other Government programmes will be funded by expired apprenticeship levy funds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	248022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>In the first half of 2018/19 academic year there have been 214,200 apprenticeship starts reported to date. Of these, 105,700 (49%) starts have been directly supported by funds from levy payer’s apprenticeship service accounts. There have also been 108,500 (51%) starts which have not been supported directly by levy funds, and the majority of these starts will be with non levy-paying employers.</p><p>We publish data on apprenticeship starts on a monthly basis at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a>.</p><p>In the 2019-20 financial year, the annual funding allocated to the Department for Education for apprenticeships in England is over £2.5 billion. This funding is distinct from levy receipts and is used to fund new apprenticeship starts for both levy and non-levy paying employers, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices that are already in training. It is therefore not possible to provide data on how many apprenticeship starts have been funded by unspent employer levy funds as all apprenticeship starts are funded from the Department for Education’s budget. At present, there are no plans to spend expired levy funds on programmes other than apprenticeships.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 248027 question first answered 07/05/2019 11:02:42 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1123410

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has received representations from employers on the effect of the 20 per cent off-the-job training standard on delivering apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	248023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The requirement for a minimum of 20% off-the-job training is an important quality requirement and one of the core, longstanding principles of an apprenticeship.</p><p>We work with employer representative bodies to ensure policy and funding rules are well understood and to gain insight into how apprenticeships are being delivered. There are a number of employers represented on our Apprenticeships Stakeholder Board where the off-the-job training has been discussed. The effect of the 20% off-the-job training standard is frequently raised with me when I meet businesses.</p><p>We have recently issued updated off-the-job training guidance and products to support employers, training providers and apprentices to understand what good off-the-job training looks like and the benefits of it. These were developed in response to employer feedback and were tested with stakeholders prior to publication.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/05/2019 15:28:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin