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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

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

942961

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the key skills that the UK work force will need over the next (a) 10 and (b) 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	164892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) commissioned a series of long-term projections of labour market and skills demand called ‘Working Futures’. The most recent study (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-labour-market-projections-2014-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-labour-market-projections-2014-to-2024</a>), published in 2016, covers the UK’s anticipated skills demand up to 2024. Following the closure of UKCES, the Department for Education is currently commissioning the next set of Working Futures projections.</p><p> </p><p>The department will also be publishing the results from the latest Employer Skills Survey this summer. The survey gathers information on the types of skills that employers need now and over the next 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Skills Advisory Panels programme is being rolled out across England. The programme is working with Mayoral Combined Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships to give them the capability and tools to produce high-quality skills analysis so that current and future skills provision better meets employer demand at the local level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 13:50:32 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847063

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of his Department's spend on day-to-day goods has comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/03/2018 13:58:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847102

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what organisations his Department has outsourced functions to since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>Since 2011, the department has entered shared services arrangements for two functions – the management of its estate and its human resources casework support. These are both with the Ministry of Justice. It has also outsourced two activities. The first was the analysis of 2016 key stage 2 science sampling test outcomes. This is a biennial activity and was outsourced to the National Foundation for Educational Research in 2016. The second activity is the administration of student support programmes for young people. This was contracted to Capita in 2015. The contract is currently out for re-tendering again with a start date of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/03/2018 13:55:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847122

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what percentage of workers employed directly by his Department belonged to a trade union in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/03/2018 14:27:06 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847148

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) full-time staff, (b) part-time staff, (c) temporary staff and (d) any other staff were directly employed on zero-hours contracts by his Department in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The department does not directly employ any staff on zero hours contracts, and has not done so in any of the last eight years.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/03/2018 14:39:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847188

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Flexible Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what percentage of employees in his Department worked (a) in departmental accommodation, (b) from home and (c) at any other location in the most recent 12-month period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>All department employees have access to a number of flexible working arrangements dependent on the role, which are agreed locally with line managers.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/03/2018 14:01:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

830088

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who the lead non-executive director and non-executive director board members are in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	124783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The lead non-executive board member of the Department for Education is Richard Pennycook.</p><p>Our non-executive board members are Ian Ferguson CBE and Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/02/2018 14:31:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane