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943857

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date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Workers Educational Association: Finance
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 implications for his policies on criteria for transitional funding in the first two years for areas having a devolved adult education budget of the WEA's latest impact report on its disadvantaged students.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	165468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>From 2019/20, Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) will be responsible for commissioning and funding Adult Education Budget (AEB) provision for learners resident in those areas, including disadvantaged learners, and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) will be responsible for funding provision for learners resident in non-devolved areas.</p><p>The exception to this are providers which meet the following criteria, which will be funded nationally by the ESFA for a transitional period of two years (academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21) following devolution of the AEB:</p><ul><li>qualify for a residential uplift for their learning provision, and</li><li>receive more than two thirds of their income from the AEB, and</li><li>predominantly target their provision at the most disadvantaged in society.</li></ul><p>There are no plans to change this criteria.</p><p>Providers who do not meet this criteria, such as the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA), are able to work with the MCAs and GLA to support them to deliver the skills and learning needed at a local level to meet their strategic skills plans. If the WEA wish to be considered for AEB funding in devolved areas then they can demonstrate the ways in which they can contribute to meeting skills needs locally with the MCAs and GLA including sharing the findings of their latest impact report on disadvantaged students.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 13:03:22 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

944025

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Management
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 the effect of the increase in management apprenticeship starts since May 2017 on the takeup of apprenticeships at other levels.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	165469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The rise in numbers of apprenticeship starts at higher levels (4 and above) is good news - showing a healthier balance across all levels, helping people progress to higher skills. 90 per cent of starts remain at levels 2 and 3.</p><p>The apprenticeship system has deliberately been designed to be employer-led. Employers are best placed to understand their own skills needs and to choose the apprenticeships to develop their own talent – whether that involves recruiting new people or re-training and upskilling existing staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 13:12:07 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

944026

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will increase the length of time for responses to Ofqual’s T Level consultation.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	165470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Ofqual is an independent body. Arrangements for consultations carried out by Ofqual do not fall within ministerial control.</p><p>Ofqual has a statutory duty to consult on the conditions they intend to set for accreditation of technical qualifications and is aligning its arrangements with the timetable for Invitations to Tender for the first wave of technical qualifications, to ensure that potential bidders are aware of the Ofqual requirements in preparing their bids.</p><p>Ofqual has already held a series of pre-consultation events to test the potential changes to their conditions with stakeholders. Throughout the consultation period Ofqual is also running a series of consultation events with education providers to provide further opportunities for them to comment on the consultation and have their views heard.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 13:07:28 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

944028

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is he taking to help reduce the numbers of 16-24 year olds not in education, employment or training.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	165472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The government has raised the participation age to make sure that all young people are supported to continue their education until at least age 18<em>, </em>and invested £7 billion during academic year 2017/18 so there is a place in education or training for every 16 to 19 year old.</p><p>Local authorities (LAs) have statutory duties to identify and track the participation of 16 and 17 year olds, supporting those not participating to do so and making sure that there is sufficient, suitable education and training provision to meet their needs. The September Guarantee places a further duty on LAs to ensure that all year 11 pupils (and year 12 pupils on one year courses) receive an offer of a place in education/training for the following September. It aims to ensure that all young people, regardless of what they achieved in school, understand that there are opportunities that will help them to progress, and to ensure that they get the advice and support they need to find a suitable place.</p><p>A range of provision is available for young people aged 16 to 24 to equip them with the skills and experience they need to progress. This includes Traineeships which provide unemployed young people with employability training, work experience and English and maths; and Supported Internships which offer tailored support for young people aged 16 to 25 who have special educational needs and disabilities. In addition, young people aged 19 to 23 are funded to gain a first full level 2 or 3 qualification; English and maths training is funded for young people who have not achieved a level 2 standard; and a range of employability training is available to support young people who are unemployed into work.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 13:20:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

944053

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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, if the Government will allow large employees to pass a greater proportion of their Apprenticeship Levy vouchers on to their supply chain subcontractors.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Employers that pay the apprenticeship levy access their apprenticeship funds by opening an apprenticeship service account.</p><p>Through this account, employers can transfer up to 10 per cent of their annual funds to any number of other employers, including employers in their supply chain. We will keep the 10 per cent transfer limit under review. We encourage all employers to use the opportunity to transfer this sum.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 15:51:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

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

943038

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	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what remedial steps the Government plans to take to tackle the declining uptake of apprenticeships since May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	165131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>There have been 338,400 apprenticeship starts since May 2017 of which 132,900 were on new apprenticeship standards. The fall in starts has been greatest in Level 2 while we have seen the numbers of starts on higher level standards (Level 4 and above) rise by 12.5 per cent so far this year.</p><p> </p><p>Starts on new better quality apprenticeships standards have increased rapidly. Over 40 per cent of individuals completing an apprenticeship are now starting on standards, compared to just 2.5 per cent this time last year. Higher quality training leads to increased productivity, at every level.</p><p> </p><p>The department is working with employers to make sure that they can take advantage of apprenticeships. We have already extended the amount of time employers have to spend their levy (from 18 to 24 months), and have introduced transfers, to allow employers to transfer up to 10 per cent of their annual value of levy funds to other employers and recently announced that the cap on the number of employers to whom transfers can be made has been lifted.</p><p> </p><p>The Institute for Apprenticeships has introduced its Faster and Better campaign to speed up and simplify the approval of standards development: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/about/faster-and-better/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/about/faster-and-better/</a>. 50 standards have been approved in the last three months (April-June 2018). Over 300 standards are already approved, in all sectors of the economy - with more on the way. We have run extensive communications campaigns since the reforms were introduced and will be commencing the latest phase of our ‘Get in Go Far’ marketing campaign shortly.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 164875 question first answered 23/07/2018 13:18:28 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

943122

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	Department for Education: Former Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many former hon. Members hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within his Department as of 17 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	164943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>As of 17 July 2018, two former hon. Members held formal paid roles and none held unpaid roles within the department.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 15:58:22 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

943160

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	Apprentices: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeship standards have been submitted for approval in the past 18 months; and how many of those submissions have been approved.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	164873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 11:21:28 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

943161

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	Apprentices: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will review the 10 per cent co-investment fee for non-apprenticeship levy paying SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	164874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Co-investment is an important part of our apprenticeship reforms and ensures that employers take ownership of their apprenticeship training by making a financial contribution towards it. We know that small businesses place great value on apprenticeships and are prepared to invest in them.</p><p>For the smallest employers with fewer than 50 employees, the government already contributes 100 per cent of the cost of training for apprentices who are: 16 to 18 years old, 19 to 24 year old care leavers or 19 to 24 year olds with an education, health and care plan.</p><p>In addition, non-levy paying employers receiving transfers from larger levy paying employers can use these transferred funds to cover 100 per cent of apprenticeship costs.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 11:20:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden