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517058

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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	Automation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate his Department has made of the number of jobs that may be lost as a result of automation in industry over the next 10 years; and what steps the Government is taking to address the risk of such job losses.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
uin	36283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Department has not made a specific forecast of how many jobs will be lost (or how many will be created) over the next 10 years due to automation. However, officials across Government are exploring the implications for policy – including employment – of automation, as part of the Horizon Scanning Programme. Officials are also engaging with our international partners to ensure that we are aware of the most recent thinking about the potential impacts of automation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking action to provide individuals with the skills that will help prepare them for changes to the labour market. Activities include the new school computing curriculum, developing new apprenticeship standards, growing the apprenticeships programme, and recently announcing the Institute for Coding.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/05/2016 16:20:23 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

517064

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what plans his Department has to help fill potential skills shortages resulting from the £35,000 income requirement for settlement of Tier 2 skilled workers over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	36237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Recognised shortage occupations are exempt from the £35,000 threshold as are PhD level roles. In other cases the Government believes that it is reasonable to require Tier 2 skilled migrants to earn a minimum of £35,000 to be eligible to settle in the UK. Tier 2 workers are in graduate-level roles, and £35,000 reflects the 2011 median pay for UK workers in skilled jobs which qualified for Tier 2.</p><p>Employers and visa holders have had time to prepare. The previous Government announced in 2012 that, from 6 April 2016, Tier 2 visa holders who applied for settlement in the UK would be required to meet the £35,000 threshold. The Home Office published a full impact assessment on proposed changes to Tier 2 settlement rules when they were laid before Parliament on 15 March 2012. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117957/impact-assessment-tier2.pdf</a>.’</p><p>Skills are a devolved matter. In England we are supporting 3 million more apprenticeships in this Parliament, including degree apprenticeships and more at the higher levels. We are also focussing on the higher level skills employers demand by introducing ground breaking reforms to technical and professional education to support sectors where there are recognised skills gaps, and establishing national colleges to deliver high level specialist vocational skills.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/05/2016 11:21:42 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

517070

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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	Defence: Export Credit Guarantees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the (a) premium income, (b) claims paid and (c) monies at risk of UK Export Finance were relating to the defence sector in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	36370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Information requested is in the table below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net Premium Income<strong>[1]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gross Amounts At Risk<strong>[2]</strong></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Claims Paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£ 2,597,418</p></td><td><p>£ 1,156,123,326</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£ 11,832</p></td><td><p>£ 1,743,249,113</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£ 42,664,931</p></td><td><p>£ 3,364,357,183</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£ 27,162</p></td><td><p>£ 3,063,150,515</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£ 3,472,656</p></td><td><p>£ 2,899,169,497</p></td><td><p>£ 0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It should be noted that premium income relates to business supported in that financial year, whereas amounts at risk will relate to all business in respect of which contingent liability still remains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Net of Premium due where reinsurance (if any) has been obtained.</p><p>[2] Inclusive of amounts reinsured (if any)</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/05/2016 13:17:08 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

517074

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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	Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when his Department plans to publish its Skills White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government is implementing reforms to the skills system to ensure we have the technical skills that the economy needs. We are considering when and how to publish details of our plans for further reform of the skills strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/05/2016 13:14:35 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

517075

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the liability of multi-academy trusts to pay the apprenticeship levy.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on a wide variety of issues, including the apprenticeship levy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/05/2016 13:07:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

517076

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with the Cabinet Office on the liability of charities and voluntary organisations to pay the apprenticeship levy.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>We are working with the Cabinet Office and other government departments on helping employers in different sectors prepare for the apprenticeship levy. Only charities and voluntary organisations with a pay bill greater than £3million will pay the apprenticeship levy. These organisations and all other employers will be able to get back the funds they pay in levy if they take on apprentices. Apprenticeships can benefit all sectors, including charities, and we will work with these organisations to grow the number of apprenticeships they offer. <br></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/05/2016 16:16:56 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

517078

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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: Degrees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what definition of the degree apprenticeship his Department uses in its work on that proposal.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>A degree apprenticeship is an approved English apprenticeship where one of the outcomes of the apprenticeship standard is a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree awarded by the university where the apprentice undertook their academic study.</p><p> </p><p>Degree Apprenticeships policy is still under development within the existing legal framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/05/2016 16:09:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

517080

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
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	Institute for Apprenticeships
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 existing staff from the Skills Funding Agency it is planned will be transferred to the new Institute for Apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	36378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The final size and structure of the Institute for Apprenticeships will be determined in due course. No decisions have yet been made about its structure or staffing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 09/05/2016 16:06:43 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

517148

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to promote career colleges; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	36242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2016 answer text <p>Career Colleges will have their own branding and identity and are independent of Government policy, so it is not for Government to promote them directly. However, we do support any organisation which is focused on providing high quality technical education to young people.</p><p>In particular, we hope Career Colleges can benefit from the protection of funding and the range of flexibilities in the system. This includes protecting the 16-19 base rate, substantial investment in apprenticeships and study programmes, which provide an opportunity to tailor provision around the needs and aspirations of each young person.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/05/2016 13:35:04 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

517150

registered interest
date	03/05/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations her Department received on exempting the armed forces from providing recruits under the age of 18 with the minimum standards required under the Education and Skills Act 2008; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	36264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Act 2008 requires young people to participate in education or training until they are 18. Young people can participate through full-time education, work combined with part-time education or training, or by undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship.</p><p> </p><p>The 16 and 17 year olds joining the armed forces are under a contract of employment but they are not exempt from their duty to participate. Most of these young people meet their duty to participate by undertaking an apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><p>We have agreed with the Ministry of Defence that serving in the armed forces is a valid and valuable career route which provides relevant training for young people.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are embedded across initial training in the armed forces, with over 95% of all young recruits (no matter what their age or prior qualifications) enrolling in an apprenticeship each year.</p><p> </p><p>All apprenticeships require a minimum of 280 Guided Learning Hours (GLHs) within a 12 month period. The same GLH requirement applies to the small number of young people in the armed forces who are not on an apprenticeship.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 36266 question first answered 09/05/2016 16:02:51 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin