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1054021

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	What steps his Department is taking to increase the quality of apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Trudy Harrison
uin	908970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>New industry-designed standards are driving up quality, such as the project management apprenticeship developed by employers. We have increased off-the-job training and introduced rigorous end-point assessments so apprentices are occupationally competent. We’ve also strengthened the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers giving employers confidence apprentices will receive high-quality training.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 908973 question first answered 04/02/2019 17:13:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison

1054024

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	What steps his Department is taking to increase the quality of apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Halesowen and Rowley Regis
tabling member printed	James Morris
uin	908973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>New industry-designed standards are driving up quality, such as the project management apprenticeship developed by employers. We have increased off-the-job training and introduced rigorous end-point assessments so apprentices are occupationally competent. We’ve also strengthened the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers giving employers confidence apprentices will receive high-quality training.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 908970 question first answered 04/02/2019 17:13:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3992 label Biography information for James Morris

1054028

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that (a) academies and (b) local authority maintained schools comply with section 2 of the Further Education and Technical Act 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	908969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Inviting providers of technical education into schools is vital to give all pupils a full picture of their options. We are writing to local authorities to make sure that schools comply.</p><p>We have written to the largest multi academy trusts currently not meeting the duty, reminding them what is required, and will take further action if we have evidence schools are still not complying.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 04/02/2019 17:29:03 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1054662

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has plans to second a portion of its workforce to the Department for Exiting the European Union over the next six weeks.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	216118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service is focused on delivering the government’s most pressing priorities, so it is only sensible that we make use of the resources and expertise we have available to make sure that the UK is prepared for all Brexit scenarios on exit day. This includes departments sharing staff and working together on joint projects.</p><p>As part of the co-ordinated exercise, the department will second staff mostly to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and HM Revenue and Customs. The actual numbers are yet to be determined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 216138 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:33:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1054666

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption and Free Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many civil servants in his Department work on the (a) free school and (b) adoption policy streams; and how many civil servants worked on those streams in June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	216122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>Civil servants working within the Free Schools Directorate are responsible for the policy development and the delivery of the free schools programme. They are supported by civil servants working within the Free Schools Capital Division, who are responsible for finding sites and buildings, and refurbishing existing buildings for new free schools. The Free Schools Programme is predominantly delivered by central government, with tightly prescribed responsibilities for local authorities. As of 5 February 2019, there are approximately 290 full-time equivalent civil servants working in the Free Schools Directorate and within the Free Schools Capital Division (which sits in the Operations Directorate). In June 2016, there were slightly fewer civil servants working within Free Schools Directorate and the Free Schools Capital Division.</p><p>As of 5 February 2019, there are approximately 15 full-time equivalent civil servants working on adoption policy in the Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate. In June 2016, there were approximately 20 full-time equivalent civil servants working on adoption policy in the Social Care, Mobility and Disadvantage Directorate. These civil servants are responsible for national adoption policy. The majority of the delivery of adoption policy is carried out by the local adoption agencies in each top tier local authority, based on the statutory requirements.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/02/2019 12:00:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 100465 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1054667

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect the delivery of his Department's policy streams of preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	216123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The government, including the department, is accelerating no deal preparations to make sure that the country is prepared for every eventuality.</p><p>The Civil Service is focused on delivering the government’s most pressing priorities, so it is only sensible that we make use of the resources and expertise that we have available to make sure that the UK is prepared for all Brexit scenarios on exit day.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/02/2019 12:46:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1054668

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Secondment
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 number of staff from his Department that will be seconded to the Department for Exiting the European Union to prepare for UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	216138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service is focused on delivering the government’s most pressing priorities, so it is only sensible that we make use of the resources and expertise we have available to make sure that the UK is prepared for all Brexit scenarios on exit day. This includes departments sharing staff and working together on joint projects.</p><p>As part of the co-ordinated exercise, the department will second staff mostly to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and HM Revenue and Customs. The actual numbers are yet to be determined.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 216118 question first answered 07/02/2019 12:33:08 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1054769

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost of extending his Department's lease on Sanctuary Buildings was.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	216314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The gross rent (excluding income from tenants) for Sanctuary Buildings is £12.125 million per annum over a 15-year period (excluding VAT), subject to rent reviews every five years. The department secured savings and incentives from the landlord totalling £66 million.</p><p>We continue to keep the estate under review, including options for consolidating operations and driving up income from tenants.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/02/2019 12:18:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1054771

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Old Admiralty Building: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to date has been of refurbishing the Old Admiralty buildings, and from what Departmental budget that expenditure has been incurred.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	216415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Barnsley East, Stephanie Peacock, to the answer I gave on 10 December 2018 to <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=198851" target="_blank">198851</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/02/2019 12:23:13 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1054800

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels: Solihull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his 30 January 2019 news story entitled £38 million T Level Capital Fund launches, how much of that £38 million he plans to allocate to schools in Solihull.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	216328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The T Level Capital Fund is for 2020 providers only and will be delivered in two parts. No providers have been selected to provide T levels in the academic year 2020 to 2021 within Solihull.</p><p>Eligible further education providers who have been selected to deliver T levels in the academic year 2020 to 2021 are able to bid for funding to refurbish their existing buildings or, where there is strong evidence to suggest a pressing need, to build new spaces. The results from this process will be known in summer 2020.</p><p>Funding for specialist equipment, such as digital and audio-visual kit, will be allocated to providers who have been selected in spring 2020 to deliver T levels in the academic year 2020 to 2021. We will make allocations using a formula based on the T level routes and the student numbers expected by the providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 08/02/2019 12:48:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight