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459249

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Small Businesses: Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding will be available to firms which are too small to pay the Apprenticeship Levy when it is introduced in 2017 to enable them to continue to offer, or begin to offer, apprenticeships, and how much those firms will have to contribute themselves.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL6894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>Employers with a pay bill of less than £3 million will not have to pay the levy. This is more than 98% of all employers. These employers will continue to have access to government funding to support apprenticeships. We will provide further details on the support available later this year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 18/03/2016 14:01:33 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

459250

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they plan to make to enable firms that pay the Apprenticeship Levy on the basis of their UK-wide pay bill to claim funding from the Apprenticeship Levy fund to support apprenticeships in the devolved nations.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL6895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The levy will apply to employers across the UK. As skills policy is a devolved area the Devolved Administrations will continue to have complete flexibility over how to support businesses in their Territories through training and apprenticeships. We are committed to doing all we can to make the system work for employers wherever they are in the UK and we are working closely with the Devolved Administrations to achieve that.</p><p> </p><p>The levy will apply to employers across the UK. As skills policy is a devolved area the Devolved Administrations will receive their fair share of the income from the levy, and have flexibility over how to use it to support businesses in their territories. We are committed to doing all we can to make the system work for employers wherever they are in the UK and we are working closely with the Devolved Administrations to achieve that</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 21/03/2016 13:44:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

459251

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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: Taxation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, after the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy, incentive payments will continue to be made available for (1) small firms offering apprenticeships, (2) apprenticeships offered to 16–18 year olds, and (3) successfully completed apprenticeships.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL6896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>In <em>English Apprenticeships: Our 2020 vision</em> we set out our plans for introducing a simple and transparent funding model alongside the introduction of the apprenticeship levy. We want this to continue to encourage employers to take on 16-18 year old apprenticeships, as well as encourage take up of the higher quality training offered by apprenticeship standards. Further information on new arrangements will be made available by the summer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 18/03/2016 14:12:38 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

459252

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are considering introducing a more streamlined process to become a registered training organisation in order to encourage more employers to deliver their own specialist apprenticeship training.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL6897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>We have committed to streamline the process to reduce barriers to new training providers entering the market and joining the Register of Training Organisations, so that there is a broad and flexible range of high quality providers of apprenticeship training.</p><p> </p><p>We will consult with employers to help us determine what this process should look like in the future. We recognise the important contribution of employers that provide apprenticeship training and want to ensure this continues.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 18/03/2016 14:01:12 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

459257

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Pregnancy: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why publication of the research by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Equality and Human Rights Commission into pregnancy discrimination has been delayed, and when the final report can be expected.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL6902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2016 answer text <p>The final reports into Pregnancy and Maternity-related Discrimination and Disadvantage in the Workplace were published on 22 March 2016, together with the Government response to recommendations made by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.</p><p>We had intended to publish the final reports in December 2015, but this did not prove possible as the extensive research reports took longer than expected to finalise.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/04/2016 14:00:30 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

459286

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Education: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what change there has been to the number of deaf people achieving further and higher education qualifications in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	30611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes information on students enrolled at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The number of Higher Education qualifications achieved by deaf or hearing-impaired students at HEIs in England in the past five years is presented in the table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Qualifications Achieved by Deaf or Hearing-Impaired Students by Academic Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>English Higher Education Institutions</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Academic Years 2010/11 to 2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic Year</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><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qualifications Achieved</p></td><td><p>1,445</p></td><td><p>1,570</p></td><td><p>1,520</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>1,295</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: BIS Analysis of HESA Student Record</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notes:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) Figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(2) Deafness and hearing-impairment based on self-declaration by the student</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) collects and publishes information on learners achieving Further Education and Skills qualifications. The number of FE and Skills qualifications achieved by deaf or hearing-impaired learners at Further Education Colleges in England in the past five years is presented in the table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Qualifications Achieved by Deaf or Hearing-Impaired Students by Academic Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>English Further Education Institutions</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Academic Years 2010/11 to 2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic Year</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><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qualifications Achieved</p></td><td><p>20,690</p></td><td><p>20,720</p></td><td><p>23,850</p></td><td><p>23,990</p></td><td><p>21,530</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: Skills Funding Agency Individualised Learner Record</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notes:</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>(1) Figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 10</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>(2) Deafness and hearing-impairment based on self-declaration by the learner</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/03/2016 15:17:51 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 51587 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

459287

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Disabled Students' Allowances
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 changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance on the number of university applications in the forthcoming academic year.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	30639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The reform of Disabled Students’ Allowances is intended to ensure higher education institutions are consistently meeting their duties to disabled students under the Equality Act, and is not expected to impact on application rates.</p><p> </p><p>The Government carried out an Equality Analysis as part of the recent consultation on reforms to Disabled Students’ Allowances. This is available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481527/bis-15-658-disabled-students-allowances-equality-analysis.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/481527/bis-15-658-disabled-students-allowances-equality-analysis.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 04/04/2016 13:59:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

459288

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	Disabled Students' Allowances: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether he plans to conduct an equality impact assessment on the effect of changes to the Disabled Students' Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	30650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>An Equality Analysis was undertaken as part of the consultation exercise on reforms to Disabled Students’ Allowances. This was published on 2 December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/03/2016 15:16:08 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 51588 answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

459290

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	National Union of Mineworkers: Membership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information the Certification Officer holds on the number of members of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003-04 to present.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	30658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The number of members of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003-04 to present, as submitted to the Certification Officer, are provided in the two links below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>2003-2012</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140701201750/http:/www.certoffice.org/Nav/Trade-Unions/National-Union-of-Mineworkers.aspx" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140701201750/http://www.certoffice.org/Nav/Trade-Unions/National-Union-of-Mineworkers.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>2012-2014</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-union-of-mineworkers-annual-returns" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-union-of-mineworkers-annual-returns</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/03/2016 15:42:31 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

459291

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
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	National Union of Mineworkers: Northumberland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information the Certification Officer holds on the number of members of the Northumberland branch of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003-04 to present.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	30659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The two links below provide information that the Certification Officer holds on the number of members of the Northumberland branch of the National Union of Mineworkers in each year from 2003 to 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Annual Returns 2003-12</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140701201750/http:/www.certoffice.org/Nav/Trade-Unions/National-Union-of-Mineworkers-(Northumberland-Area.aspx" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140701201750/http://www.certoffice.org/Nav/Trade-Unions/National-Union-of-Mineworkers-(Northumberland-Area.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Annual Returns 2012-2014</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-union-of-mineworkers-northumberland-area-annual-returns" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-union-of-mineworkers-northumberland-area-annual-returns</a></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 22/03/2016 15:40:28 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall