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registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to help fill potential skills shortages resulting from the £35,000 income requirement for settlement of Tier 2 skilled workers over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	36237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Recognised shortage occupations are exempt from the £35,000 threshold as are PhD level roles. In other cases the Government believes that it is reasonable to require Tier 2 skilled migrants to earn a minimum of £35,000 to be eligible to settle in the UK. Tier 2 workers are in graduate-level roles, and £35,000 reflects the 2011 median pay for UK workers in skilled jobs which qualified for Tier 2.</p><p>Employers and visa holders have had time to prepare. The previous Government announced in 2012 that, from 6 April 2016, Tier 2 visa holders who applied for settlement in the UK would be required to meet the £35,000 threshold. The Home Office published a full impact assessment on proposed changes to Tier 2 settlement rules when they were laid before Parliament on 15 March 2012. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf</a>.’</p><p>Skills are a devolved matter. In England we are supporting 3 million more apprenticeships in this Parliament, including degree apprenticeships and more at the higher levels. We are also focussing on the higher level skills employers demand by introducing ground breaking reforms to technical and professional education to support sectors where there are recognised skills gaps, and establishing national colleges to deliver high level specialist vocational skills.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/05/2016 11:21:42 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

517148

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Vocational Education
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 promote career colleges; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	36242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Career Colleges will have their own branding and identity and are independent of Government policy, so it is not for Government to promote them directly. However, we do support any organisation which is focused on providing high quality technical education to young people.</p><p>In particular, we hope Career Colleges can benefit from the protection of funding and the range of flexibilities in the system. This includes protecting the 16-19 base rate, substantial investment in apprenticeships and study programmes, which provide an opportunity to tailor provision around the needs and aspirations of each young person.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/05/2016 13:35:04 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

516597

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the apprenticeship levy on employer sponsored degrees.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	35980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We are committed to reforming higher and further education so that people are able to choose the next step that is right for them and employers get the skills they need.</p><p> </p><p>Employer-sponsored degrees have benefits for students, employers, institutions and the taxpayer. There are many excellent examples in our universities, which employers and universities may continue to develop alongside degree apprenticeships. Only apprenticeships training will be funded by the levy and it will be for employers to determine exactly how they use their levy funds.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/05/2016 14:21:30 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

516600

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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	Institute for Apprenticeships
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 Association of Employment and Learning Providers on the nature of their involvement with and contribution to the Institute of Apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>I will be meeting with the incoming CEO of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers later this month. My officials have regular discussions with the Association on all aspects of apprenticeships policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/05/2016 14:33:42 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

516603

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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	Institute for Apprenticeships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what role he plans that further education providers and colleges will have in the governance and delivery of the Institute of Apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Board of the Institute will be comprised primarily of employers, business leaders and their representatives to ensure that employers continue to drive apprenticeship quality at the highest level. The Institute will also be able to draw on the expertise of education providers, colleges and others in the exercise of its functions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/05/2016 14:25:38 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

516607

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what metrics he plans to use to measure the contribution which the apprenticeship levy will make to economic productivity.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	36124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>We will evaluate the apprenticeship levy contribution to productivity as part of our wider programme of apprenticeships evaluation. This includes assessing what impact on apprenticeship starts and quality the levy has had, as well as evaluating wage returns of those who have completed apprenticeships. The research paper cited below outlines current evidence on, and the associated methodology used to measure, the economic value of apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-measuring-the-net-present-value-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-measuring-the-net-present-value-in-england</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/05/2016 14:22:56 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

516608

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
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
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 set a target for apprenticeship completion rates by the end of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	36122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeship completions are monitored closely by the Skills Funding Agency. There are minimum levels of performance for individual providers.</p><p> </p><p>We have already taken action to increase the quality of apprenticeships; including introducing a minimum duration and ensuring that all apprenticeships are real jobs. We are continuing to go further by giving employers the opportunity to design rigorous new apprenticeships with end point assessments and by establishing the Institute for Apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to focus on quality as much as on quantity, but do not intend to set a separate target for apprenticeship completion rates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/05/2016 14:19:20 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

516146

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Redundancy
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 extend the protective award to employees made redundant at a company which dismisses more than 20 people across the organisation but fewer than 20 people in individual working environments.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	35812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text The Government has no plans to bring forward legislation amending collective redundancy provisions and the treatment of ‘establishment’. The European Court of Justice has confirmed that ‘establishment’ means the individual workplace and not necessarily the whole enterprise. answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/05/2016 13:26:25 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 59131 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

516155

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Redundancy
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 bring forward legislative proposals to extend the statutory obligation for employers to consult appropriate representatives of employees being made redundant when that employer dismisses fewer than 20 people at an establishment.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	35767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to bring forward legislation in relation to collective redundancies and existing thresholds for employers to consult with employee representatives nor in the treatment of ‘establishment’. The existing threshold balances such consultation rights of employees with the need for businesses to be able to restructure effectively to respond to changing market conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/05/2016 14:41:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

516157

registered interest
date	27/04/2016
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	Adult 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 estimate his Department has made of the cost of providing adult education courses over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	35870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The skills funding letter published in December 2015 sets out priorities and funding for adult education over the next 5 years. Across all of the funding streams used to support adult education participation, we are increasing funding by 40% in cash terms. It is for colleges and private providers, working with their local areas, to decide how best to use that funding in the interests of the learners and employers they serve.</p><p>A full copy of the funding letter can be viewed via - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-letter-april-2016-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-funding-letter-april-2016-to-march-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 04/05/2016 10:49:21 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham