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506762

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Living Wage: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the National Living Wage on the level of child poverty in (a) Ashfield constituency and (b) Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	33224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has made no such assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to working to eliminate child poverty and improving life chances for children. This includes making work pay, in which the National Living Wage has an important part to play, and also through our wider reforms to support parents to move into work, increase their earnings, and keep more of what they earn.</p><p> </p><p>The National Living Wage will benefit over 1 million low paid workers this year and 2.9 million directly by 2020. The introduction of the National Living Wage will mean that a full-time worker aged 25 or over previously on the National Minimum Wage will see their annual earnings increase by £910.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/04/2016 15:50:26 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

475578

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many apprenticeships were (a) started and (b) completed in each (i) parliamentary constituency and (ii) region of England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	31266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>Information on Apprenticeship starts and achievements by parliamentary constituency and region, in England, is published as a supplementary table (first link: starts, second link: achievements) to a Statistical First Release (third link).</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493777/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/493777/apprenticeships-starts-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/504335/apprenticeships-achievements-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/504335/apprenticeships-achievements-by-geography-learner-demographics-and-sector-subject-area.xls</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department does not collect further education information relating to the devolved administrations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/03/2016 16:02:33 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

475613

registered interest
date	15/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to prevent reductions in bonuses, shifts and bank holiday pay for employees before the implementation of the national living wage.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	31240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The National Living Wage represents a significant step up for the lowest paid in society. On current forecasts, a full-time minimum wage worker will earn almost £4,200 more per year by 2020 compared to the current minimum wage. It is for individual businesses to decide exactly how to respond to the introduction of the National Living Wage, appropriate to their circumstances. But any changes to contractual pay should be discussed and agreed with workers in advance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 21/03/2016 15:52:08 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

429330

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small businesses have taken up the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers in each year that it has operated; and how many young apprentices have been taken on by businesses taking up that grant.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	17018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of workplaces and the number of apprenticeship starts on the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) scheme are provided in Table 1 and Table 2 respectively. The eligibility for the scheme has changed over time, and it is not possible to identify “small” employers separately from all employers eligible for the scheme.</p><br /><p>Starts on AGE 16 to 24 are also published as part of a Statistical First Release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p><br /><p><strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table 1: Number of workplaces on the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers Scheme (2011/12 to 2014/15)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of workplaces</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>6,670</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>34,020</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>46,620</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>47,790</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>135,100</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1) AGE 16 to 24 was launched in February 2012.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>2) Between 1st February 2012 and 31st July 2012, employers with up to 250 employees were eligible for AGE. Between 1st August 2012 and 31st January 2014, employers with up to 1000 employees were eligible for AGE. From 1st February 2015, employers with up to 50 employees are eligible for AGE.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>3) AGE 16 to 24 starts are defined through the Learning Delivery Funding and Monitoring Codes with values of 132 or 133 as per the ILR specification (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140108104635/http://www.theia.org.uk/ilr/ilrdocuments/201112_ilrdetail.htm). These are validated by the Skills Funding Agency.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>4) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten except totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table 2: Starts on the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers Scheme (AGE 16 to 24)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Payments Made</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pipeline Starts</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>26,520</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>16,010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>37,390</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>23,510</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60,900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>32,960</p></td><td><p>5,500</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>18,300</p></td><td><p>3,180</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>51,300</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,700</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>1) AGE 16 to 24 was launched in February 2012. Payments are drawn down once the new Apprentice has been in post for 13 weeks, therefore Apprenticeships starting after 30 April 2015 are not included in the Payments Made column because they had not yet triggered a payment.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>2) Pipeline Starts show those starting between May 2015 and July 2015 who have not yet qualified for a payment, but the payment would be made once the Apprentice has been in post for 13 weeks.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>3) AGE 16 to 24 starts are defined through the Learning Delivery Funding and Monitoring Codes with values of 132 or 133 as per the ILR specification (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140108104635/http://www.theia.org.uk/ilr/ilrdocuments/201112_ilrdetail.htm). These are validated by the Skills Funding Agency.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>4) Starts in this table include learners aged 19-24 on application but aged 25 when learning started.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>5) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten except totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 26/11/2015 14:19:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

429334

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the career progression of people aged 16 to 24 who have completed an apprenticeship since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	17034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department assesses the impact of apprenticeships on career progression in a number of ways including measuring longer term wage and employment outcomes, short term employment outcomes and self-reported impacts. We also measure progression of advanced apprentices to higher education. Where possible the data are broken down by age band. Links to the relevant reports are provided below.</p><p> </p><p>Wage returns and employment outcomes for Further Education, including apprenticeships are published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-comparing-labour-market-economic-benefits-from-qualifications-gained" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-comparing-labour-market-economic-benefits-from-qualifications-gained</a></p><p> </p><p>Experimental data showing the learning and employment outcomes of learners completing further education training between 2010 and 2013 is published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-further-education-outcome-based-success-measures-experimental-data-2010-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adult-further-education-outcome-based-success-measures-experimental-data-2010-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>Short term employment outcomes and self-reported impacts are published in the Evaluation of apprenticeships: learner survey which is published here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-evaluation-learner-survey-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-evaluation-learner-survey-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Progression of advanced apprentices to higher education broken down by year and age band is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progression-of-apprentices-to-higher-education-second-cohort" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progression-of-apprentices-to-higher-education-second-cohort</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 20/04/2016 08:20:27 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

417530

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Members for Ashfield and Streatham dated 15 June 2015 regarding women executives on company boards.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	9619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has replied to the hon Members.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/09/2015 13:31:20 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

417536

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Ashfield the Shadow Business Secretary on women executives on company boards dated 15 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	9636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>There is no record of this letter having been received by my Department. If the hon. Member will forward a copy I shall ensure it is actioned as a matter of urgency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 17/09/2015 09:46:02 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

417807

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Working Mothers: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many new and expectant mothers were (a) dismissed, (b) made compulsorily redundant where others in their workplace were not and (c) treated so poorly they felt they had to leave their job over the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	9639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>In 2014 the Government commissioned an extensive research project into perceived pregnancy and maternity discrimination in Great Britain. The research was jointly managed and funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, supported by the Government Equalities Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is the largest ever study of pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination conducted in Great Britain. Interim findings were published in July 2015 and can be found at: <a href="http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/pregnancy-and-maternity-related-discrimination-and-disadvantage-first-findings-surveys-employers-and-0" target="_blank">http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/publication/pregnancy-and-maternity-related-discrimination-and-disadvantage-first-findings-surveys-employers-and-0</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Final results, including how experiences vary by employer size, are due to be published later this year. These figures represent a one-year period. We do not have results spanning the last five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The results of the final report will inform any potential Government action.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 11/09/2015 12:18:17 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350008

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Mature Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many (a) women and (b) men aged 24 and over, were enrolled in further education courses at level 3 or above in each academic year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	2281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of learners aged 24+ participating in further education courses at Level 3 or above from 2009/10 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: FE and Skills participation at Level 3+ and ages 24+, 2009/10 to 2013/14</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>161,200</p></td><td><p>136,200</p></td><td><p>128,000</p></td><td><p>139,300</p></td><td><p>100,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>286,200</p></td><td><p>238,600</p></td><td><p>247,600</p></td><td><p>285,100</p></td><td><p>207,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Learners (24+)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 447,400 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 374,900 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 375,600 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 424,400 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 308,600 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:<br> 1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.<br> 2) This tables includes Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision (including the Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service) taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.<br> 3) Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.<br> 4) Age and gender are based upon self-declaration by the learner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/06/2015 14:51:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

350010

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Parental Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many parents have applied for shared parental leave since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	2246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the number of employees that have applied for Shared Parental Leave. We will evaluate Shared Parental Leave and Pay by 2018 when the new entitlements have had time to bed in.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 18/06/2015 13:11:02 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero