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865143

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: ICT
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 of the decision to reduce Jisc’s funding and introduce fees for further education colleges to pay for essential IT infrastructure and technology support services on the adequacy of provision of those services.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	133010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Our assessment is that introducing a mixed funding model including an element of subscription will increase Jisc’s accountability to colleges as its customers. Over time, we expect this relationship to drive greater efficiency in the service Jisc provides, and to encourage colleges that subscribe to make full use of the services available.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:34:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

865144

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support his Department will provide to further education colleges that are unable to meet the cost of fees for Jisc’s essential IT infrastructure and technology support services as a result of the funding changes to Jisc.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	133011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>We expect all colleges to continue to either access Jisc services, or to contract with an alternative provider who can provide a secure service. We have provided an additional £6 million to Jisc on top of their spending review settlement to enable the introduction of a mixed funding model to be delayed until August 2019 to enable colleges to prepare. The government will continue to contribute the majority of Jisc’s costs after the introduction of a mixed funding model. Introducing subscriptions will increase Jisc’s accountability to colleges as its customers, and will encourage colleges that subscribe to make use of the full range of services that Jisc provides.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:24:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

865145

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cyber security related incidents affected (a) further education colleges and (b) higher education institutions in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	133012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Jisc, who provide ICT infrastructure services to further education (FE) colleges and higher education (HE) institutions, reported that in 2017 the Jisc Security Operations Centre responded to 5,023 security incidents or queries from HE and FE in England. These include malware, phishing, copyright infringements, compromise, denial of service and RIPA requests. The impact of an incident varies greatly from minimal to significant.</p><p> </p><p>Of these 1,389 incidents or queries were from FE institutions in England and 3,634 from HE institutes.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:52:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

865146

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Cybersecurity
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 potential risk to cyber security of further education colleges deciding to opt-out of paying for Jisc’s essential cyber security support services as a result of the decision to reduce Jisc’s funding and introduce subscription fees.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	133013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>At present further education colleges benefit from the high quality of cyber-security offered through Jisc. Any college who chooses to opt out from using Jisc services will need to ensure they have an appropriate level of cyber-security in place in order to safeguard their systems, staff and learners. Provided they do so, there should be no additional risk.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:18:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

865179

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
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 15 March 2018 to Question 132172, on Adult Education: Finance, for what reason it is necessary to be a residential provider to qualify for that transitional funding.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	133046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Providers which meet the following criteria will be funded nationally by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for a period of two years (academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21) following devolution of the Adult Eudcation Budget (AEB):</p><p> </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> </p><p>Following devolution in 2019/20 providers who currently deliver AEB provision nationally who fall outside of the above criteria for national funding will continue to receive funding for the learners residing in non devolved areas from the ESFA. It will be for the Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) to decide which providers they award funding to in their respective areas.</p><p> </p><p>The department is planning to devolve the AEB to MCAs and the GLA in 2019/20. We have carefully considered the case for centralised funding for specialist providers for an interim period following devolution to ensure continued support for both providers and their learners through a longer transition period. Providers who deliver residential provision have distinctly different funding arrangements, and we felt an additional period of two years of national funding would be in the learners best interests, in order to avoid destabilising provision to vulnerable learners and to allow time for MCAs to better understand the specialist nature of the provision they deliver.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:33:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

865180

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
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 15 March to Question 132171, on adult education: finance, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of those proposed changes on (a) WEA and (b) other national providers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	133047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The wider devolution deals made with the areas in scope for receiving the Adult Education Budget acknowledged that robust foundations were needed before the functions could be transferred.</p><p> </p><p>This included that arrangements were agreed between central government and the local area, and in place to ensure that devolved funding decisions take account of the need to maintain a sustainable and financially viable post-16 provider base. This is currently ongoing and we are working hard to ensure these arrangements are in place before the academic year 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/03/2018 17:35:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

861930

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the Government’s policy on funded childcare on the financial viability of childcare settings.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	904432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>By 2019-20, we will be spending approximately £6 billion a year on childcare support, including £1 billion to deliver 30 hours of free childcare and pay the higher funding rates that were introduced in April 2017.</p><p> </p><p>These rates were based on our ‘Review of Childcare Costs’, which was described as thorough and wide ranging by the National Audit Office.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing tailored support to providers on business sustainability and continue to monitor the implementation of 30 hours of free childcare.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/03/2018 16:58:00 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

861942

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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 steps his Department is taking to promote apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	904448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The department’s latest apprenticeship marketing campaign features digital advertising, radio, and social media to encourage employers across England to offer high quality apprenticeships, and individuals to take advantage of these opportunities.</p><p>Our recent National Apprenticeship Week, with hundreds of events throughout the country, celebrated apprenticeships working for employers and individuals of all ages and backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/03/2018 16:49:40 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

862048

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Labour Market: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has evaluated usage of its careerometer.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Careerometer is an online tool developed by Labour Market Information for All. It has been made freely available to provide people with access to high-quality labour market information. The department does not collect information centrally about the usage of Careerometer. It is, however, being used in a number of schools and colleges to support their careers provision.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/03/2018 16:30:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

862051

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Engineering: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to raise awareness of engineering as a career among secondary school pupils.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>To ensure young people have the skills needed for jobs in engineering we are investing in programmes to increase the take-up of mathematics, by incentivising schools using the recently launched advanced mathematics premium. We are also supporting better teaching of mathematics, physics and computing in schools, including a new £84 million programme to improve computing teaching.</p><p> </p><p>We are improving careers advice in schools – including ensuring that pupils are exposed to science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs. These encounters with employers and apprenticeships are now built into school career programmes since we have updated the school and college statutory guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Engineering and all it brings is at the heart of economic success and provides exciting opportunities of fulfilling careers. This year we are running a cross-government, national campaign - the ‘Year of Engineering’ – which aims to raise the profile of engineering among 7 to 16 year olds and widening the pool of young people that consider engineering as a career.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/03/2018 17:55:34 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah