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1138439

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprenticeships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships were created in 2018 as a result of capital infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	276214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>The department does publish a wide range of data on apprenticeships on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, including on the number of starts in each sector subject area. These resources are available at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 16/07/2019 10:26:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1137804

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have registered on the Level two bricklayer apprenticeship standard in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	275098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Latest published figures show that from July 2018 to March 2019, there were 460 starts on the level 2 Bricklayer apprenticeship standard. This figure is available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804343/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts-fwk-tool_May-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804343/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts-fwk-tool_May-2019.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We publish other breakdowns on apprenticeship starts regularly in the further education data library: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/07/2019 15:15:13 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1137842

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to (a) update curriculums and (b) develop new courses to take account the evolution of artificial intelligence.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	275133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Ensuring that our children have the digital and computing skills needed for the future is a key priority of this government. Demand for high-level skills in computing will continue to grow in the years ahead and will be crucial to supporting a successful economy.</p><p>To meet the demand for high-level skills in computing, the government has introduced computing as a statutory national curriculum subject at all four key stages and reformed the computer science GCSE and A Level. The reformed GCSE, introduced for first teaching from September 2016, aims to ensure that all pupils understand the fundamental principles of computer science, including knowledge on artificial intelligence, programming, coding and data representation. The reformed A level places emphasis on programming, algorithms and problem solving.</p><p>In March 2018, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, committed to making no further changes to the national curriculum beyond those that had already been announced in response to teacher feedback. Currently there are no plans to make further changes to the national curriculum during this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2018 DfE launched the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE), backed by £84 million in new funding. The NCCE is run by a coalition of STEM Learning, the British Computing Society and Raspberry Pi and supported by industry.</p><p> </p><p>The department is introducing T Levels as a high quality, technical alternative to A levels. The first T levels will start in September 2020, with all routes available from September 2022. Digital is one of the first subjects that will be rolled out in 2020. The department is also designing new apprenticeship standards that are more responsive to the needs of business both now and in the future, ensuring that employers can secure the skills they need to succeed.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the government recently announced further investment to drive up skills in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science and support more adults to upskill and retrain to progress in their careers or find new employment.</p><p>Up to 2,500 people from underrepresented groups will have the opportunity to retrain and become experts in data science and AI, thanks to a £13.5 million investment to fund new degree and Masters conversion courses and scholarships at UK academic institutions over the next three years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/07/2019 15:02:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1137612

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Film
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 amount of apprenticeship levy money that was (a) paid by and (b) spent on apprenticeships by screen industry companies in financial year 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	274454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy is collected by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) from employers with a pay bill in excess of £3 million per year. HMRC does not collect data which allows levy collection to be broken down by sector. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) does not require levy-paying employers to register a sector when they set up an online apprenticeship service account to manage their funds. Therefore, ESFA are unable to supply information on the sectoral distribution of spending on apprenticeships in the format requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/07/2019 08:26:40 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1136571

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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, what the value of apprenticeship levy funds expiring from employers' accounts was in June 2019; and what plans the Government has for those funds.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	272836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The amount of funds expiring in employers’ digital apprenticeship service accounts in June 2019 was £26 million.</p><p> </p><p>As well as funding apprenticeships in levy-paying employers, levy contributions are also used to fund training for existing apprenticeship learners and new apprenticeships in non-levy paying employers. We do not anticipate that all employers who pay the levy will need or want to use all the funds in their accounts, however they are able to do this.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 09/07/2019 15:17:12 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 127749 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1136645

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Child Benefit
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 policy on stopping child benefit for families whose children start apprenticeships on social mobility.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	272853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The underlying principle of an apprenticeship is that it is a paid job, and the benefits system treats an apprenticeship in the same way as any other job. Apprentices are employed and do not have to contribute to the costs of their learning, and acquire skills much valued in the labour market. Apprentices on low incomes may be able to claim Universal Credit or tax credits to help with living costs.</p><p>As paid employment and a foundation for a successful career, an apprenticeship sets young people up on the path to financial independence. On average, a level 2 apprenticeship boosts your earnings by 11% and a level 3 apprenticeship by 16%.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 272854 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:28:12 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1136646

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Apprentices
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 policy on stopping child benefit for families whose children start apprenticeships on access to and take up of apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	272854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The underlying principle of an apprenticeship is that it is a paid job, and the benefits system treats an apprenticeship in the same way as any other job. Apprentices are employed and do not have to contribute to the costs of their learning, and acquire skills much valued in the labour market. Apprentices on low incomes may be able to claim Universal Credit or tax credits to help with living costs.</p><p>As paid employment and a foundation for a successful career, an apprenticeship sets young people up on the path to financial independence. On average, a level 2 apprenticeship boosts your earnings by 11% and a level 3 apprenticeship by 16%.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 272853 question first answered 08/07/2019 14:28:12 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1135544

registered interest
date	28/06/2019
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 assessment he has made of the effect on people's long-term earnings potential of completing an intermediate level apprenticeship compared with (a) an advanced and (b) a higher level apprenticeship.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	270781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>The apprenticeships reform programme benefits realisation strategy, published in March 2017, sets out a broad range of success measures for the programme. A core benefit of the apprenticeships reform programme is to raise average earnings for apprentices, measured over a period of 5 years.</p><p>For learners that achieved in academic year 2010/11, the median annualised earnings 5 years after training were greater at higher levels:</p><ul><li>£26,700 for higher (level 4) apprenticeships 5 years after training.</li><li>£21,000 for advanced (level 3) apprenticeships.</li><li>£17,900 for intermediate (level 2) apprenticeships.</li></ul><p>This information was released in October 2018 and can be found in the ‘Further Education: Outcome based success measures: academic years 2010/11 to 2015/16’, available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/748305/FE_learners__outcome_based_success_measures.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/748305/FE_learners__outcome_based_success_measures.pdf</a>.</p><p>Data published in the ‘Estimation of the labour market returns to qualifications gained in English Further Education’ shows that on average, achievers of intermediate apprenticeships earn 11% more and achievers of advanced apprenticeships earn 16% more, 3-5 years after completing their apprenticeship, than those who started an apprenticeship at that level but did not complete. This information was published in December 2014 and can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383646/Estimation_of_the_labour_market_returns_to_qualifications_gained_in_English_Further_Education_-_Final_-_November_2014.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383646/Estimation_of_the_labour_market_returns_to_qualifications_gained_in_English_Further_Education_-_Final_-_November_2014.pdf</a>.</p><p>Over the past few years we have introduced major reforms to apprenticeships and, as the system is still adapting, it is too early to know the full productivity and earnings benefits that these changes will bring.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 03/07/2019 15:21:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1135350

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department plans to increase funding for ESOL to ensure that all refugees can access a minimum of eight hours a week of formal accredited English language teaching for their first two years in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	270447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that learning English is essential to enabling refugees to rebuild their lives. The department supports adults in England through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) to secure the English language skills that they need. The Home Office and the Department for Education have also provided £10 million to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes. The government has committed to developing a new strategy for English for speakers of other languages in 2019. Funding for all programmes beyond 2019/20, including any potential funding for this strategy, will be set during the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/07/2019 16:04:35 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1135027

registered interest
date	26/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Expenditure
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 25 June 2019 to Question 267289, which programmes have been funded within the budget lines provided in that Answer; and how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent by each programme.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	269834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Resource DEL total expenditure disclosed as ‘Other Resource’ in the department’s annual report and accounts 2017-18 is £18,897 million. This expenditure applies to the department’s estimate lines as set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Estimate Row 2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount (in millions of pounds)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Activities to Support all Functions</p></td><td><p>-23*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Infrastructure and Funding of Education (Department)</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>School Infrastructure and Funding of Education (ALB) (Net)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education Standards, Curriculum and Qualifications (Department)</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care, Mobility and Equalities (Department)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Care, Mobility and Equalities (ALB) (Net)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standards and Testing Agency</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National College for Teaching and Leadership</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants to LA Schools via ESFA</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grants to Academies via ESFA</p></td><td><p>18,617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further Education</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher Education (ALB) (net)</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Further Education (ALB) (net)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Resource DEL defined as &quot;Other Resource&quot; in 2017-18 Data Tables</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,894**</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*The amount in ‘Activities to Support All Functions’ is shown as a negative figure, as it represents net income (ie income is greater than expenditure for ‘Other Resource’ on this row in the table above).</p><p>**The table total differs from the published ‘Other Resource’ figure by approximately £3 million due to audit adjustments which have not been allocated to any one estimate line.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/07/2019 16:39:18 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 126282 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