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927968

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in his Department; how many non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in his Department; and how many full-time equivalent (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff are employed in back office functions in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	155807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.</p><p>These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 155802 155806 155810 155811 question first answered 26/06/2018 12:51:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Staff_employed_within_back_office.doc title Number_of_back_office_staff_employed_by_department previous answer version 65583 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

927971

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education and Skills Funding Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Education and Skills Funding Agency; how many non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Education and Skills Funding Agency; and how many full-time equivalent (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	155810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.</p><p>These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 155802 155806 155807 155811 question first answered 26/06/2018 12:51:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Staff_employed_within_back_office.doc title Number_of_back_office_staff_employed_by_department previous answer version 65584 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

927972

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Standards and Testing Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Standards and Testing Agency; how many non-payroll staff are employed in back-office functions in the Standards and Testing Agency; and how many full-time equivalent (a) payroll and (b) non-payroll staff are employed in back office function in the Standards and Testing Agency.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	155811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.</p><p>These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 155802 155806 155807 155810 question first answered 26/06/2018 12:51:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Staff_employed_within_back_office.doc title Number_of_back_office_staff_employed_by_department previous answer version 65585 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

927997

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Teachers' Review Body: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) staff and (b) full-time equivalent staff are employed in (i) payroll and (ii) non-payroll back-office functions in the School Teachers’ Review Body.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	155806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of payroll, non-payroll and full-time equivalent staff employed in back office functions (those functions that support the running of the department, such as Human Resources and Finance) is shown in the table attached.</p><p>These figures include the Standards and Testing Agency, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Teaching Regulation Agency who are Department for Education staff.</p><p>The School Teachers’ Review Body has no staff.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 155802 155807 155810 155811 question first answered 26/06/2018 12:51:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Staff_employed_within_back_office.doc title Number_of_back_office_staff_employed_by_department previous answer version 65533 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

924692

registered interest
date	15/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carillion: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer 5 March 2018 to Question 129461, what recent estimate he has made of the number of apprentices employed by Carillion who are yet to find alternative apprenticeship provision.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	154189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has engaged directly with 1,148 apprentices in England and the official receiver has reported that they have secured new employment, with wages, for 775 apprentices to date and one apprentice has moved into full time education.</p><p>The CITB continues to support all affected learners and offer a range of support options. They are currently engaged in further work with the apprentices specifically targeting the remaining cohort of disengaged learners. The active and disengaged figures fluctuate, as people engage and fall out of the process.</p><p>The breakdown of apprentices is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>England Apprentices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In paid employment</p></td><td><p>699</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pending: Terms and Conditions agreed with new employer</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sub Total - official receiver reporting as successfully employed</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>775</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moved into full time education</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Successful outcomes as per official receiver</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>776</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carillion reporting as Active (learner is engaged with matching process and actively seeking future employment)</p></td><td><p>225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carillion reporting as disengaged (learner remains currently not engaged in matching process, despite numerous targeted communications)</p></td><td><p>147</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sub total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>372</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total agreed as starting point </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1148</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(Figures updated by Carillion Training Services / Carillion and CITB 13 June 2018)</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/06/2018 15:45:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 64518 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

922399

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Basic Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adults who have below average functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	152641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The government provides full funding for adults in England to develop the literacy and numeracy skills they need for life and work, and to secure qualifications from entry level up to GCSE.</p><p> </p><p>The Skills for Life Survey, 2011, estimated the literacy, numeracy and ICT knowledge of adults aged 16-64 in England. The estimates of the numbers and percentage of the adult population with different levels for these components for England are in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/06/2018 13:45:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Number_of_young_people_by_skill_level.doc title 152641_Number of apprentices and their salaries previous answer version 63765 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

918544

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language and Mathematics: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to 16-19 education providers of delivering resits in GCSE (a) English and (b) maths in each financial year since 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	150694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Securing good standards of literacy and numeracy increases individual productivity, improves employment opportunities, and supports economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>From September 2013, all 16-19 year old students have been required to follow a study programme which since August 2014 has included a requirement, as a condition of funding, to continue the study of mathematics and English if the student does not already hold a GCSE grade 4 or above. Students with prior attainment of grade 3 enrol on GCSE courses; all other students may enrol on a range of courses to help them make progress in these subjects, including GCSEs or Functional Skills.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education has not made estimates of the costs to providers of delivering specific examinations. Rather, 16-19 education providers are funded for the overall study programmes that students take. These programmes include the provision of mathematics and English, where required. In 2015, we made a commitment to maintaining the 16-19 base rate at current levels until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to regular study programme funding of which mathematics and English provision is a part, in November 2017 we agreed to invest a further £40 million to help education providers improve basic mathematics teaching over the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/06/2018 16:56:48 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 62739 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

917684

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions his Department had with the Chief Executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships before he decided not to take advice to defer T levels until 2021.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	149933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>Ministers Department for Education officials responsible for T Levels meet regularly with the Chief Executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships, where they discuss planning and delivery issues. Department officials are in regular and frequent dialogue with the Institute on this and all delivery matters.</p><p>The delivery of the programme to the timetable we have set out is ambitious, and so we have been keeping it under regular review. Alongside our apprenticeship reforms, T Levels are central to our technical and vocational education, which will help improve workforce skills and drive productivity growth.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 18/06/2018 16:21:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 62735 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

914793

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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, if he will take steps to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training in the East Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	149072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Almost 90% young people in England, and the East Midlands, are now in education, employment or training, but there is more to do.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion of young people not in education, employment or training in the East Midlands has fallen from 12.4% in Q4 of 2010 to 11.1% in Q4 in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In the East Midlands, the government is providing support to improve skills through Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). For example, over £30 million of Local Growth Funding has been provided through the Derby and Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire LEP, to create a new Nottingham College campus and to extend the Vision West Nottinghamshire College in Mansfield. These projects should create places for 2,000 additional learners.</p><p> </p><p>Through the work of The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company’s Enterprise Adviser Network, we are linking young people in schools and colleges with employers so that they are more aware of the possibilities available to them. All schools in England will be offered an Enterprise Adviser (a senior business volunteer) by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Across the East Midlands we are also funding various careers and enterprise activities. In the Derby ‘Opportunity Area’, The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company will make sure that those between 11 and 18 years old benefit from four encounters with the world of work. Some of the organisations that are being funded in Derby include the Engineering Development Trust, Future First and Young Enterprise.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/06/2018 13:55:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 62307 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley