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1123350

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the (a) names, (b) unitary charges and (c) cost of all PFI funded schools in Newham.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	248039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Information on private finance initiative (PFI) and private finance 2 data for current and in procurement projects published by HM Treasury can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data</a>.</p><p>Two schools PFI contracts in Newham were signed between 2001 and 2003. Further data relating to PFI schools in Newham is held by London Borough of Newham.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/05/2019 16:27:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1123351

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Deanery CE High School: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which PFI progamme includes the Deanery CE High School in Wigan; and who the shareholders of the Special-Purpose Vehicle for that school are.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	248040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Deanery CE High School in Wigan is a private finance 2 (PF2) school in the Priority School Building Programme North West private finance batch for which the contract was signed in 2015.</p><p>Information on private finance initiative (PFI) and PF2 data for current and in procurement projects published by HM Treasury can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/05/2019 16:37:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1123352

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Building Schools for the Future Programme: Oldham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the (a) names, (b) unitary charges, (c) costs and (d) project names of all the Building Schools for the Future wave 4 phase 3 Schools in Oldham.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	248041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Two schools were built under Building Schools for the Future in wave 4, phase 3 in Oldham.</p><p>North Chadderton was delivered using a design and build contract so did not incur any unitary charges. The contract for North Chadderton was signed in 2010 for a value of £23 million.</p><p>Blessed John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College was delivered using the private finance initiative (PFI). Information on PFI projects is published by HM Treasury and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/05/2019 16:36:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1123353

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the (a) names, (b) unitary charges, (c) costs and (d) project names of all PFI funded schools in Redcar.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	248042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Information on private finance initiative (PFI) and private finance 2 data for current and in procurement projects published by HM Treasury can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data</a>.</p><p>One PFI contract in Redcar and Cleveland was signed in 2005. Further data relating to PFI schools in Redcar and Cleveland is held by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/05/2019 16:30:09 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1123354

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the (a) names, (b) unitary charges, (c) costs and (d) project names of all PFI funded schools in Stockport.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	248043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of any private finance initiative (PFI) funded schools in Stockport. More generally, information on PFI and private finance 2 data for current and in procurement projects published by HM Treasury can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-and-private-finance-2-projects-2017-summary-data</a><em>.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/05/2019 16:32:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1123357

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of pupils who (a) were and (b) were not eligible for pupil premium in their last year of compulsory secondary school (i) entered at least one A level, (ii) achieved three or more A-levels, (iii) achieved grades ABB or better at A level, and (iv) achieved A*A*A or better at A-level in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	248071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes student’s achievements in A levels, in different grade combinations, split by characteristics. This information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2017-to-2018-revised" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2017-to-2018-revised</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1, attached below uses this data to provide the number[1] of students entering at least one A level[2] and those who achieved A*/A*/A, A/B/B and E/E/E[3]<sup>,[4],[5]</sup> or better, split by their disadvantaged status[6] at the end of key stage 4. Figures are based on 2017/18[7] revised data, for students in state-funded schools and colleges. The Department does not publish estimates of the proportion of key stage 4 disadvantaged pupils who go on to enter and achieve these different A level combinations by the end of 16-18 study. However, an estimate can be derived by comparing the published numbers to the size of the disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged groups from two years previously in 2016. These are shown in table 2, attached.</p><p> </p><p>[1] The cohort of students is based on those who are eligible for inclusion in the AAB measure, however this is further restricted (see footnote 2). Inclusion in the AAB measure refers to those who entered at least one full size A level, excluding applied A levels (this includes double award A levels, but does not include AS levels, general studies or critical thinking)). If students are entered for less than three full size A levels, they are only included in the measure if they have not entered for other academic, applied general and tech level qualifications greater than or equal to the size of an A level. Where a student has only been at a provider for one year, they need to have entered three A levels to be included.</p><p>[2] This includes A level entries only (excludes double awards, AS levels and Applied A levels); it excludes general studies and critical thinking.</p><p>[3] Each student's total grades are taken and compared to the requested groupings. Inclusion in each group occurs when the student has the exact grades, or when three (or more) of their grades match or are higher than the required grades. Therefore, students with only 1 or 2 grades are excluded as they do not match or beat all three required grades. These figures will differ slightly from measures published for all students nationally, due to this slight methodological difference.</p><p>[4] Only includes students with pass grades (A* to E). Discounting has been applied in line with performance tables methodology (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/16-to-19-qualifications-discount-codes-and-point-scores).</p><p>[5] The E/E/E combination identifies those who achieved 3 or more A levels as an E grade is the lowest passing grade.</p><p>[6] Students disadvantaged status is taken from the census recorded completed in their final year of key stage 4 year study. Students who completed their key stage 4 study in independent schools will not have been included in the census and are grouped as 'unknown disadvantaged status'.</p><p>[7] Based on students who finished their 16 to 18 study in 2017/18. Covers results achieved during all years of 16-18 study (up to three years, i.e. the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 academic years).</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/05/2019 17:01:41 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 248071_tables_disadvantage_attainment.docx title 248071_Tables
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1123407

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
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, with reference to the National Audit Office report, The apprenticeships programme, published on 6 March 2019, HC 1987, what assessment he has made of the future financial sustainability of the apprenticeship levy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	248020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy is collected by HM Revenue and Customs from all UK employers with a pay bill above £3 million.</p><p>Separately, HM Treasury have set the Department for Education a budget for apprenticeships in England for the current Spending Review period (to 2019-20). This budget is distinct from the levy and is not dependent on receipts from the levy. This budget is used to fund new apprenticeship starts for both levy and non-levy paying employers and must also cover the ongoing costs of apprentices that are already in training<em>. </em></p><p>In 2019-20 funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England is over £2.5 billion, double what was spent in 2010-11.</p><p>Currently, we expect to remain within budget in this spending review period to the end of the 2019-20 financial year. A detailed breakdown of spending for 2018-19 will be published in the Education and Skills Funding Agency Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The level of funding for the apprenticeship programme beyond 2019-20 will be determined by the forthcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 248037 question first answered 07/05/2019 10:56:27 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1123408

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 243426, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of levy funds in employers’ accounts that will (a) expire and (b) be spent on apprenticeships before they expire; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	248021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>Levy-paying employers have up to 24 months from the point at which funds enter their account to spend the funds available. The 24 month expiry period is designed to give employers time to develop their apprenticeship programmes whilst encouraging employers to take action to create new apprenticeship opportunities. Funds will only expire on a month by month basis from May 2019 if an employer has spent less on apprenticeship training and assessment in the past 2 years than the amount that went into their account in May 2017.</p><p>We do not anticipate that all levy-payers will use all the funds in their accounts, though they are able to. Income from the levy is used to fund apprenticeship training for both levy paying and non-levy paying employers.</p><p>Levy-paying employers are now able to transfer up to 25% of the annual value of their levy funds to other employers.</p><p>In May 2019, the 24-month expiry date will be reached for the earliest declared levy funds. We forecast that when the first ‘expiry’ period arrives in May, approximately £12 million pounds will remain unspent, representing 9% of the total levy funding that employers collectively paid in April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/05/2019 09:23:33 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1123409

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
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, how many apprenticeships there are in non-levy paying businesses; what other Government programmes will be funded by expired apprenticeship levy funds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	248022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>In the first half of 2018/19 academic year there have been 214,200 apprenticeship starts reported to date. Of these, 105,700 (49%) starts have been directly supported by funds from levy payer’s apprenticeship service accounts. There have also been 108,500 (51%) starts which have not been supported directly by levy funds, and the majority of these starts will be with non levy-paying employers.</p><p>We publish data on apprenticeship starts on a monthly basis at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a>.</p><p>In the 2019-20 financial year, the annual funding allocated to the Department for Education for apprenticeships in England is over £2.5 billion. This funding is distinct from levy receipts and is used to fund new apprenticeship starts for both levy and non-levy paying employers, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices that are already in training. It is therefore not possible to provide data on how many apprenticeship starts have been funded by unspent employer levy funds as all apprenticeship starts are funded from the Department for Education’s budget. At present, there are no plans to spend expired levy funds on programmes other than apprenticeships.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 248027 question first answered 07/05/2019 11:02:42 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1123410

registered interest
date	26/04/2019
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, whether he has received representations from employers on the effect of the 20 per cent off-the-job training standard on delivering apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	248023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2019 answer text <p>The requirement for a minimum of 20% off-the-job training is an important quality requirement and one of the core, longstanding principles of an apprenticeship.</p><p>We work with employer representative bodies to ensure policy and funding rules are well understood and to gain insight into how apprenticeships are being delivered. There are a number of employers represented on our Apprenticeships Stakeholder Board where the off-the-job training has been discussed. The effect of the 20% off-the-job training standard is frequently raised with me when I meet businesses.</p><p>We have recently issued updated off-the-job training guidance and products to support employers, training providers and apprentices to understand what good off-the-job training looks like and the benefits of it. These were developed in response to employer feedback and were tested with stakeholders prior to publication.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/05/2019 15:28:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin