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223183

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date	24/02/2015
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, what proportion of payments by the Skills Funding Agency under the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers scheme were made within 30 days in each of the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	225222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The Skills Funding Agency outlined in their previous response (29 January 2015) that from the day the apprentice reaches 13 weeks of their apprenticeship (the census day for eligibility to AGE), payment can take between 5 weeks and 9 weeks to reach the training provider, dependent on where the 13 week point falls in relation to the next monthly data return to the Skills Funding Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Once the Skills Funding Agency receives data from the provider to confirm eligibility for AGE, payment to the provider is made within 30 days and the Skills Funding Agency has always met this timeline.</p><p> </p><p>Providers are contractually bound to pay the employer their AGE payment within 30 days of receipt of the funds from the Skills Funding Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/02/2015 13:39:34 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

223255

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	BTEC Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many 16 to 18 year olds are studying for BTEC qualifications at each level in (a) schools, (b) sixth form colleges and (c) and further education colleges.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	225258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The number of 16 to 18 year olds entered for one or more BTEC qualifications in the 2012/13 academic year, the latest year of data available, is shown in the table below, by level and institution type. The analysis is based on data collected by the Department from examination awarding organisations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Entry Level</p></td><td><p>Level 1</p></td><td><p>Level 2</p></td><td><p>Level 3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Schools (state-funded, including special schools)</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td><p>2,800</p></td><td><p>15,300</p></td><td><p>51,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sixth Form Colleges</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>6,800</p></td><td><p>28,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FE Colleges</p></td><td><p>5,500</p></td><td><p>28,700</p></td><td><p>55,600</p></td><td><p>141,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note that where a learner was entered for BTECs at more than one level, the highest level has been shown in the table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 27/02/2015 09:02:53 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

223262

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many sixth form colleges have expressed an interest in linking with Academy chains since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	225186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have had numerous discussions with sixth form colleges about VAT exemption since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Any sixth form college can collaborate with an academy or academy chain. To create a more formal link, sixth form colleges can apply to become an academy sponsor. Since May 2010, fourteen sixth form colleges have expressed an interest in becoming an academy sponsor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 225185 question first answered 03/03/2015 17:29:57 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

223263

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Colleges: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions Ministers in her Department have had with sixth form colleges on VAT exemption and linking with Academies since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	225185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>Ministers have had numerous discussions with sixth form colleges about VAT exemption since May 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Any sixth form college can collaborate with an academy or academy chain. To create a more formal link, sixth form colleges can apply to become an academy sponsor. Since May 2010, fourteen sixth form colleges have expressed an interest in becoming an academy sponsor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 225186 question first answered 03/03/2015 17:29:56 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue