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847770

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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 percentage of former students in (a) Ashfield, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England were not in education, employment, or training 12 months after leaving school.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	129446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Data on whether students were not in education, employment, or training 12 months after leaving school is not held centrally. The department publishes statistics on destinations of students in the year after they finish key stage 4 or 16-18 study. Destination measures show the percentage of students with sustained participation in education or employment over six months following the end of their phase of study.</p><p>The table attached shows the percentage of students who did not sustain their employment or education destination throughout the six-month period in (a) Ashfield local authority district, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England after completing key stage 4 16-18 study (having studied A levels or other advanced level qualifications).</p><p>Information on pupil destinations is published annually on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-destinations</a>.</p><p>The department also publishes an estimate of the number and proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in each local authority based on information submitted by local authorities about young people’s participation in education or training in their area. They are an average for November to January each year. The information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neet-data-by-local-authority-2012-16-to-18-year-olds-not-in-education-employment-or-training" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/neet-data-by-local-authority-2012-16-to-18-year-olds-not-in-education-employment-or-training</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 28/02/2018 15:01:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 129446 attachment.docx title Students with no sustained education or employment
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

846916

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that apprenticeship programmes are accessible to people with a disability.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	129090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The department is delivering the recommendations of the Maynard Taskforce to improve access to apprenticeships for people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. We have adjusted the minimum standard for English and mathematics for people with a learning difficulty or a disability who have an Education, Health and Care Plan, a statement of Special Educational Need or a Learning Difficulty Assessment. In addition, British Sign Language (BSL) is now an alternative to English Functional Skills for those apprentices with BSL as their first language.</p><p> </p><p>We also offer providers an additional £150 a month where the cost of supporting an apprentice is higher. If further support is required, providers can claim up to £19,000 for each apprentice in a funding year from the Learning Support Fund. In agreement with the Education and Skills Funding Agency, exceptional Learning Support is available for specific cases that requires funding in excess of this.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>End-Point Assessment Organisations are required to make sure there is fair access for those with disabilities, by having a policy of reasonable adjustments. Apprentice employers and training providers are also obliged under equalities law to offer reasonable adjustments for disabled apprentices. Access to Work funding is available from the Department for Work and Pensions to support adjustments that apprentices may need in the workplace.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 27/02/2018 17:52:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

846209

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 126733 on Schools, how the Government is promoting its statutory guidance on the effect of the Baker Clause on school responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	128892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>On the day the department published its statutory guidance, we shared it with a wide range of education and careers sector organisations. They distributed this guidance to schools, education and training providers and careers professionals within their networks.</p><p> </p><p>We have also promoted our statutory guidance on the deparment’s Twitter account, which has over 267,000 followers. Future plans to remind schools of their new responsibilities to offer access to training providers include further department communication and promotion through ministerial speeches and articles.</p><p> </p><p>The Baker Clause forms an important part of the government’s careers strategy, published in December 2017. We are working closely with The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company and The Gatsby Charitable Foundation to promote the careers strategy widely. The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company has been using their networks and advisory groups to make sure schools receive relevant information and continues to provide practical support and advice to schools.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/02/2018 17:17:28 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

846214

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many faith schools in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Coventry are in the highest decile for persistent absence.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	128896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of faith schools in the highest decile for persistent absence rate is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/02/2018 14:38:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 128896 - Attachment.docx title Attachment 1
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

846223

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours of overtime have been worked by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	128903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Please find below the number of hours overtime completed by staff in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Overtime hours paid in monthly payroll</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb –17</p></td><td><p>2331</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar –17</p></td><td><p>2687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr – 17</p></td><td><p>2486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May –17</p></td><td><p>1970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June–17</p></td><td><p>2163</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July– 17</p></td><td><p>2172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug –17</p></td><td><p>2175</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep –17</p></td><td><p>1323</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct –17</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov –17</p></td><td><p>2357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec –17</p></td><td><p>2334</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan –18</p></td><td><p>1767</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/02/2018 17:03:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

845042

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Social Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department’s paper, Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential: a plan for improving social mobility through education, published in December 2017, what assessment he has made of the potential role for youth full-time social action in the proposed transition year.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	128471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The government wants all young people who are able, to have the opportunity to achieve qualifications at level 3. Some school leavers are not yet ready for that step, and the department is developing a high quality offer for all young people including a transition offer for those who have the potential to study for a T level but who are not yet ready to do so.</p><p>The transition offer will be a flexible programme with a strong focus on mathematics and English and all suggestions are welcome for what could be included in the programme. The department has recently sought views through the public consultation on the implementation of T levels, including what other support should be considered as part of the programme, more details will be published in the spring.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/02/2018 14:15:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

845545

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Truancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many faith schools are in the highest decile for persistent absence in (a) England and (b) the South East.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The number of faith schools in the highest decile for persistent absence rate is shown in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/02/2018 17:49:05 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 128517 - Attachment.docx title 128517 Attachment
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

843652

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2018 to Question 126486, on further education: loans, what discussions he or Ministers of his Department have had with the (a) Student Loans Company and (b) Education and Skills Funding Agency on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	127993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with the Education and Skills Funding Agency, including considering what further action may be necessary in respect of learners affected by the failure of these providers. I have asked the Student Loans Company to write to those learners to advise them of next steps.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/02/2018 17:07:07 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

843653

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2018 to Question 126486 on further education: loans, how many learners do not have a new provider.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	127994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Approximately half of the loan-funded learners affected by the contract terminations of John Frank Training Limited, Edudo Limited and Focus Training &amp; Development Limited have transferred to other providers to continue their studies. 180 have not transferred.</p><p> </p><p>The Student Loans Company will be writing shortly to all those affected regarding next steps.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/02/2018 16:58:53 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

843654

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2018 to Question 126486 on further education: loans, what additional resources his Department has allocated to help learners find new providers.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	127995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The department’s priority when a training provider is no longer delivering courses is to make sure any learners affected can continue with their studies with minimal disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency, working with the Student Loans Company, will seek to identify suitable alternative providers where learners can complete their studies. We are committed to offering, as far as is practicable, a solution for each learner. The resources available for this are kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 22/02/2018 17:00:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden