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755852

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date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who his Department approached to advise on the membership of the Infected Blood Reference Group; how many (a) people and (b) organisations were invited to attend that group; how many (i) people and (ii) campaigners are members of that group; and if he will publish correspondence which invited members to join that group.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>As stated in the 2017 document “Infected blood: Government Consultation on Special Category Mechanism and other support in England”, the Department brought together a diverse group of experts and stakeholders to help inform and shape the reforms set out in the Consultation. This was a light-touch informal group that met several times prior to the publication of the consultation and it was never intended to provide a report on the meetings or its members.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 7444 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:55:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

755853

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings the Infected Blood Reference Group has held since its creation; which dates that group met; and if he will publish the minutes of the meetings of that group.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>As stated in the 2017 document “Infected blood: Government Consultation on Special Category Mechanism and other support in England”, the Department brought together a diverse group of experts and stakeholders to help inform and shape the reforms set out in the Consultation. This was a light-touch informal group that met several times prior to the publication of the consultation and it was never intended to provide a report on the meetings or its members.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 7443 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:55:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756006

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) male and (b) female prisons contains prisoners identified as transgender.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>According to a data collection exercise that took place between March and April 2016, there were 70 prisoners currently living in, or presenting in, a gender different to their sex assigned at birth. 26% of men’s prisons and 31% of women’s prisons contained at least one prisoner that identified as transgender.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 12/09/2017 15:31:39 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756007

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many investigations into the deaths of transgender prisoners the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigated in each year since 1997-98.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The following tables show: 1) the numbers of fatal incident investigations of transgender prisoners; 2) complaints received about racial equality issues; 3) complaints received relating to prisons; and 4) complaints received about transgender issues:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1) </strong><strong>Fatal incident investigations of transgender prisoners started, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PPO fatal incident investigations started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2) </strong><strong>Complaints received by the PPO about racial equality issues, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>3) </strong><strong>Complaints received relating to prisons, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>4,894</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>4,438</p></td><td><p>2,033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4,582</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>4,3</p></td><td><p>2,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4,657</p></td><td><p>2,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>4) </strong><strong>Complaints received by the PPO about transgender equality issues, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have been able to provide a consistent time series back to 2012/13. The time required to provide data going back to 1997/98 would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the overall proportion of the prison population that made a complaint or the proportion of the estimated transgender prisoner population for the time periods requested. There may be other similar cases where the PPO investigated a death but were not aware of the person having previously identified as transgender and therefore their death would not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that prisons should be places of safety and reform. We welcome the work that the PPO has done to prevent self-inflicted deaths in custody, promote equality and inclusion, and improve safety in prisons more generally.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 7089 7090 7390 question first answered 12/09/2017 11:12:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756008

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints related to black and ethnic minority equality issues in prisons the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman received in each year since 1997-98; and what proportion of the estimated black and ethnic minority prison population made a complaint in each year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The following tables show: 1) the numbers of fatal incident investigations of transgender prisoners; 2) complaints received about racial equality issues; 3) complaints received relating to prisons; and 4) complaints received about transgender issues:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1) </strong><strong>Fatal incident investigations of transgender prisoners started, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PPO fatal incident investigations started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2) </strong><strong>Complaints received by the PPO about racial equality issues, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>3) </strong><strong>Complaints received relating to prisons, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>4,894</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>4,438</p></td><td><p>2,033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4,582</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>4,3</p></td><td><p>2,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4,657</p></td><td><p>2,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>4) </strong><strong>Complaints received by the PPO about transgender equality issues, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have been able to provide a consistent time series back to 2012/13. The time required to provide data going back to 1997/98 would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the overall proportion of the prison population that made a complaint or the proportion of the estimated transgender prisoner population for the time periods requested. There may be other similar cases where the PPO investigated a death but were not aware of the person having previously identified as transgender and therefore their death would not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that prisons should be places of safety and reform. We welcome the work that the PPO has done to prevent self-inflicted deaths in custody, promote equality and inclusion, and improve safety in prisons more generally.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 7087 7090 7390 question first answered 12/09/2017 11:12:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756009

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints relating to prisons the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman received in each year since 1997-98; and what proportion of the prison population made a complaint in each year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The following tables show: 1) the numbers of fatal incident investigations of transgender prisoners; 2) complaints received about racial equality issues; 3) complaints received relating to prisons; and 4) complaints received about transgender issues:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1) </strong><strong>Fatal incident investigations of transgender prisoners started, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PPO fatal incident investigations started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2) </strong><strong>Complaints received by the PPO about racial equality issues, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>3) </strong><strong>Complaints received relating to prisons, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>4,894</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>4,438</p></td><td><p>2,033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4,582</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>4,3</p></td><td><p>2,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4,657</p></td><td><p>2,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>4) </strong><strong>Complaints received by the PPO about transgender equality issues, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have been able to provide a consistent time series back to 2012/13. The time required to provide data going back to 1997/98 would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the overall proportion of the prison population that made a complaint or the proportion of the estimated transgender prisoner population for the time periods requested. There may be other similar cases where the PPO investigated a death but were not aware of the person having previously identified as transgender and therefore their death would not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that prisons should be places of safety and reform. We welcome the work that the PPO has done to prevent self-inflicted deaths in custody, promote equality and inclusion, and improve safety in prisons more generally.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 7087 7089 7390 question first answered 12/09/2017 11:12:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756012

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time taken was in each year since 2004-05 to transfer transgender prisoners who (a) did and (b) did not have a gender recognition certificate to prisons which correspond to the gender they identify as having.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available, as transgender prisoners are under no obligation to provide a gender recognition certificate if they have one.</p><p>The current Prison Service Instruction on the care and management of transgender offenders, issued in November 2016, sets out expected timescales for convening a transgender case board to consider the appropriate location for holding an individual prisoner. Timescales for transfer to a different prison location will depend upon individual circumstances, including the availability of suitable accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 12/09/2017 15:32:25 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756014

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints related to transgender equality issues in prisons the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman received in each year since 1997-98; and what those figures represent as a proportion of the estimated transgender prisoner population in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The following tables show: 1) the numbers of fatal incident investigations of transgender prisoners; 2) complaints received about racial equality issues; 3) complaints received relating to prisons; and 4) complaints received about transgender issues:</p><p> </p><p><strong>1) </strong><strong>Fatal incident investigations of transgender prisoners started, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PPO fatal incident investigations started</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>2) </strong><strong>Complaints received by the PPO about racial equality issues, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>3) </strong><strong>Complaints received relating to prisons, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>4,894</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>4,438</p></td><td><p>2,033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4,582</p></td><td><p>2,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>4,3</p></td><td><p>2,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4,657</p></td><td><p>2,505</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>4) </strong><strong>Complaints received by the PPO about transgender equality issues, by financial year</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints Received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Eligible for investigation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have been able to provide a consistent time series back to 2012/13. The time required to provide data going back to 1997/98 would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on the overall proportion of the prison population that made a complaint or the proportion of the estimated transgender prisoner population for the time periods requested. There may be other similar cases where the PPO investigated a death but were not aware of the person having previously identified as transgender and therefore their death would not be included in these figures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that prisons should be places of safety and reform. We welcome the work that the PPO has done to prevent self-inflicted deaths in custody, promote equality and inclusion, and improve safety in prisons more generally.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 7087 7089 7090 question first answered 12/09/2017 11:12:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

756148

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral Answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 6 July 2017, Official Report, column 1297, on the number of people over 60-years old who started apprenticeships, how many of those people were (a) men and (b) women.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows apprenticeship starts by gender for learners aged 60 and over for the available academic years (2011/12 to 2015/16).</p><p> </p><p>Data for the 2016/17 academic year shows starts covering the year reported to date - August 2016 to April 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>1,650</p></td><td><p>1,520</p></td><td><p>1,170</p></td><td><p>1,690</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>2,030</p></td><td><p>1,740</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,730</p></td><td><p>1,780</p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,680</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,260</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,480</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,410</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,560</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,420</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Figures rounded and may not add up to totals</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 7389 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:31:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

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registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the oral Answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 6 July 2017, Official Report, column 1297, on the number of people over 60-years old who started apprenticeships, what steps her Department is taking to promote apprenticeships for women over 59-years old.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	7387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Apprenticeships offer a route into skilled employment for people of all ages and backgrounds. This could include a young person starting out in their first job, an existing employee up-skilling, or a more experienced worker re-training or re-entering the workforce.</p><p>We are implementing apprenticeship reforms to continue to improve the quality of apprenticeships for all, providing the skills that employers need to reach our commitment of 3 million starts in England by 2020.</p><p>We regularly communicate the benefits of apprenticeships and prospective apprentices can use Find an Apprenticeship to search and apply for apprenticeship vacancies in England. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship</a>.</p><p>Our Diversity Champions Network is championing gender representation in apprenticeships amongst employers in industries where improvement is needed.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 14:46:43 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson