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registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Ashfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships in Ashfield constituency are (a) above and (b) below NVQ Level 2.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	9460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Apprenticeship programmes are only delivered at Level 2 and above.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows total apprenticeship participation in the Ashfield consistency for the latest full year for which data is available, 2015/16.</p><p>Data for the 2016/17 academic year shows participation covering the year reported to date, August 2016 to April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full year</p></td><td><p>Reported to date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>2,530</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:48:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

755727

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Disabled Students' Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce a disabled student's allowance for students in further education.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	6954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We provide Learning Support funding to Further Education colleges and providers to help them meet the additional needs of learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and meet the costs of reasonable adjustments as set out in the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Learning Support can cover a range of requirements including, for example, an assessment for dyslexia, funding to pay for specialist equipment or helpers and arranging signers or note takers. Additional learner support also exists to directly help disadvantaged learners help meet associated learning costs such as childcare, travel and books.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:50:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

755743

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Parliament: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answers of 21 April 2017 to Questions 70502 and 70503, on apprentices: Parliament, how much has been paid by the House of Commons and by hon. Members of the House of Commons and Members of the House of Lords.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	7075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Introduced on 6 April 2017, the apprenticeship levy requires all UK employers with an annual pay bill of £3 million or more to pay 0.5% of their paybill to invest in apprenticeship training.</p><p> </p><p>The levy is collected from UK employers on a monthly basis via PAYE.</p><p> </p><p>The expected yield for the apprenticeship levy is published in table B.5 (‘Current Receipts’) in the Spring Budget 2017 document. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597467/spring_budget_2017_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/597467/spring_budget_2017_web.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data on how much individual employers contribute to the levy will not be made publicly available because of taxpayer confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:36:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

755752

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what arrangements are in place in the apprenticeships service account system in relation to payments made through (a) the apprenticeships levy and (b) co-investments to ensure that funding levels for apprenticeships are not negatively affected by macro-economic trends in wage levels.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	7213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship budget has been set by Her Majesty’s Treasury at a level that will provide sufficient funds to provide 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. By 2020 the total apprenticeships investment in England will be almost £2.5 billion, double what was spent in 2010-11.</p><p> </p><p>In England, levy-paying employers can access their funds through the apprenticeship service. The government provides a 10% top up paid monthly into apprenticeship service accounts. Where an employer has spent all of their levy funds, they will pay 10% towards the additional training and assessment costs with government paying the remaining 90%.</p><p> </p><p>For non-levy payers, government pays 90% of the cost of training and assessment, whilst the employer pays the remaining 10% of the balance. Non-levying paying employers do not currently use the apprenticeship service – both the employer and government pay the training provider directly.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:41:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

755754

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to encourage more young people to work towards a career in the healthcare professions.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	7223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>We want young people to have access to information on the range of jobs and careers, as well as engagement with employers to inspire them about what they can achieve.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships provide routes into a variety of careers in healthcare with employers designing and developing apprenticeship standards in a range of healthcare occupations. Standards currently available include Healthcare Science Assistant and Registered Nurse at degree level, with standards in development including Paramedic at degree level. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards#health-and-science-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards#health-and-science-standards</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the healthcare professions is available from a number of sources. The National Careers Service provides independent, professional advice on careers, skills and the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is ensuring that every young person can access work opportunities, including work placements, work experience and other employer-based activities. It is offering support to schools by increasing the level of employer input into careers, inspiration and enterprise programmes.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and professional bodies in the healthcare industry can sign up to ‘Inspiring the Future’, run by the Education and Employers charity. This free programme allows volunteers to visit state schools to talk to pupils about their job. This will raise the profile of various careers within the healthcare sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We want to go further to ensure that everyone can find a fulfilling education or training route that is right for them, whether this is an academic route, technical route or apprenticeship. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, confirmed in a speech to the Sutton Trust on 12 July that we will publish a careers strategy in the Autumn. This will improve the extent and quality of support for people of all ages.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 17:10:14 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

755898

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on achieving its aims set out in action 28 of its 2016 to 2020 Strategy on Violence Against Women and Girls.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	6946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department, in conjunction with the Home Office, has fulfilled action 28 of the ‘Strategy to end violence against women and girls: 2016 to 2020’, and established a cross-government working group to develop proactive responses to online misogyny.</p><p>This work is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 16:58:15 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756064

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Sports: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to discuss with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport better representation of women's sport on terrestrial television.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	7318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport is working to raise the profile of women’s sport in the media and encourage more commercial investment into women’s sport. Decisions on content and programming are made independently by broadcasters and editors.</p><p>Since the Olympics in 2012, there has been a notable increase in the coverage of women’s sport on terrestrial television, including the recent UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 broadcast on Channel 4.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is committed to removing the barriers to equality and undertakes a range of work to help women and girls achieve their potential, including in education and the workplace.</p><p>Ministers meet frequently to discuss a number of issues concerning women’s representation.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 17:06:13 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

756148

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral Answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 6 July 2017, Official Report, column 1297, on the number of people over 60-years old who started apprenticeships, how many of those people were (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows apprenticeship starts by gender for learners aged 60 and over for the available academic years (2011/12 to 2015/16).</p><p> </p><p>Data for the 2016/17 academic year shows starts covering the year reported to date - August 2016 to April 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td><td><p>1,520</p></td><td><p>1,170</p></td><td><p>1,690</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>1,740</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,680</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,260</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,480</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,410</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,560</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,420</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures rounded and may not add up to totals</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 7389 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:31:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756149

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral Answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 6 July 2017, Official Report, column 1297, on the number of people over 60-years old who started apprenticeships, what steps her Department is taking to promote apprenticeships for women over 59-years old.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Apprenticeships offer a route into skilled employment for people of all ages and backgrounds. This could include a young person starting out in their first job, an existing employee up-skilling, or a more experienced worker re-training or re-entering the workforce.</p><p>We are implementing apprenticeship reforms to continue to improve the quality of apprenticeships for all, providing the skills that employers need to reach our commitment of 3 million starts in England by 2020.</p><p>We regularly communicate the benefits of apprenticeships and prospective apprentices can use Find an Apprenticeship to search and apply for apprenticeship vacancies in England. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship</a>.</p><p>Our Diversity Champions Network is championing gender representation in apprenticeships amongst employers in industries where improvement is needed.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:46:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756150

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 5 July 2017, Official Report, column 143WH, on apprenticeships opportunities, how many women over 59-years old her Department estimates will start apprenticeships in each year to 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The department has made estimates of the overall numbers of apprenticeships in future years but does not have a breakdown either by gender or by age.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:51:46 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson