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1167439

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: National Curriculum Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support the mental well-being of primary school students undertaking Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 examinations.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	7771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s aim is for all children to leave primary school feeling that they have worked hard and achieved all that they can. We do not want assessments to worry pupils and impact their self-esteem or mental wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the consultation on the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper, published July 2018, the Government has made several commitments to help safeguard the mental wellbeing of primary school children. We confirmed our commitment to take forward three core proposals which will transform support for children and young people by: putting in place Mental Health Support Teams for schools; incentivising every school to have a Designated Senior Lead for mental health; and the piloting of a four-week waiting time standard for NHS Children and Young People’s mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also committed to mental health awareness training for a member of staff from all state funded primary schools by 2022, providing further support for schools to help promote mental wellbeing for all children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/11/2019 17:31:08 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1167444

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Supply Teachers: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the schools budget was spent on supply teachers in (a) St Helens borough, (b) the Liverpool city region and (c) England in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	7773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department publishes annual income and expenditure, including on supply teachers, for local authority maintained schools and academies.</p><p>Schools’ Consistent Financial Reporting and Academies’ Accounting Returns are published and available at the following link: <a href="https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/Help/DataSources" target="_blank">https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/Help/DataSources</a>.</p><p>Spending on supply teaching staff comprises the following categories: supply teaching staff, plus supply teacher insurance, plus agency supply teaching staff, minus receipts from supply teacher insurance claims.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/11/2019 16:19:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1167446

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Merseyside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department has allocated to the (a) Liverpool city region and (b) St Helens borough to support children with SEND in each year since April 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	7775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is drawn from the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG).</p><p>Local authorities are required to provide sufficient funds to enable schools to meet the cost of additional support for pupils with SEND, up to the value of £6,000.</p><p>When the costs of additional support required for a pupil with SEND exceed £6,000, the local authority should also allocate additional top-up funding to cover the excess costs. This top-up funding, and funding for special schools, comes from the local authority’s high needs block of the DSG.</p><p>In 2013, the schools and high needs funding blocks DSG were created. As the DSG includes other funding such as for early years, the department is unable to provide comparable figures before the creation of the blocks within the DSG in 2013-14.</p><p>The high needs funding allocations for those children with more complex SEND, from 2013-14, are set out below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Liverpool city region (which includes the following local authorities: Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral):</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>High needs funding allocation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£148.9 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£155.0 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£157.5 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£157.9 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£162.3 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£169.4 million*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£174.1 million*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21 provisional allocations</p></td><td><p>£198.5 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For St Helen’s borough:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>High needs funding allocation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£17.1 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£17.8 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£18.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£18.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£18.7 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£22.4 million*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£22.3 million*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21 provisional allocations</p></td><td><p>£24.1 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*In December 2018, the department allocated an additional £250 million of high needs funding, in recognition of funding pressures. This additional funding is included within the final totals displayed.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/11/2019 17:15:17 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1167483

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents who are students are eligible for 15 and not 30 free hours of childcare.
tabling member constituency	Kenilworth and Southam
tabling member printed	Jeremy Wright
uin	7683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold any data on the number of students eligible for the universal 15 hours free childcare and not eligible for the additional 15 hours free childcare entitlements.</p><p>The Government recognises the value of parents continuing in education and therefore funds childcare support for eligible students studying a publicly-funded higher education course. Parents under 20 can apply for Care to Learn which provides financial support for childcare so young parents can complete their post-16 education.</p><p>Parents aged 19 or over and in further education can apply for Discretionary Learner Support, for example, if they are studying for an NVQ, BTEC or PGCE.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/11/2019 16:25:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright

1167493

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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 Government’s apprenticeship and levy statistics, published in October 2019, how many of the 780 recorded accounts of apprenticeship levy voucher transfers resulting on starts on standards were transferred from levy-paying companies to non-levy paying small to medium-sized employers; and what proportion of those apprenticeships were in the construction sector.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Levy-paying employers in England do not use digital vouchers. Employers that pay the apprenticeship levy use funds in their apprenticeship service accounts to pay for training and assessment and to transfer to other employers</p><p><br> In October 2019, the apprenticeships and levy statistics publication reported that there were 780 transferred commitments that have materialised into apprenticeship starts as recorded on the Individualised Learner Record (ILR) as at 31 August 2019. Of these, 20 (2.7%) were starts in the Construction, Planning and Built Environment sector subject area.</p><p>Please note:<br> 1) The figures above are rounded to the nearest 10 and percentage to 1 decimal place.</p><p>2) The percentage is derived from unrounded figures.</p><p>3) The figures above show only those transfers where a start is taking place on a standard in the Construction, Planning and Built Environment sector subject area. The construction industry sector could include starts on standards in other sector subject areas (i.e. Business, Administration and Law). <br> <br> We are unable to identify whether a transfer between apprenticeship service accounts was from a levy-paying company to a non-levy paying company as we do not centrally hold data on the size of employer and their industry sector. This means we cannot identify if these transfers of levy funds were to the apprenticeship service accounts of small to medium-sized employers. The Department for Education does, however, periodically perform an analysis linking ILR data to the Inter-Departmental Business Register data (held by the Office for National Statistics) to identify the size and industry sector of employers, with the most recent analysis covering the 2016/17 academic year. Thes statistics are available at the following link:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/11/2019 16:37:23 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1167494

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Level 2 apprenticeship starts there were in construction in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2016-17 and (d) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The below table shows level 2 apprenticeship starts in the construction industry sector for the 2015/16 and 2016/17 academic years. This is the latest available data, and it is taken from the ‘Apprenticeships in England by Industry Characteristics’ statistics publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeships-in-england-by-industry-characteristics</a>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Table 1: Level 2 apprenticeship starts in the construction industry sector: 2015/16 to 2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>Number of level 2 apprenticeship starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>19,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>18,390</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>1) All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p>We also publish apprenticeship starts by sector subject area. The number of level 2 apprenticeship starts for the sector subject area ‘Construction, Planning and the Built Environment’ for the academic years 2015/16 to 2017/18 is shown in the table below, along with starts in the first 3 quarters of the 2018/19 academic year. Data for 2015/16 to 2017/18 are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804343/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts-fwk-tool_May-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804343/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts-fwk-tool_May-2019.xlsx</a>.</p><p>Data for the first 3 quarters of 2018/19 are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/814997/Apprenticeship-starts-ach-framework-standard-tool_201718_Q3-201819_July2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/814997/Apprenticeship-starts-ach-framework-standard-tool_201718_Q3-201819_July2019.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Level 2 apprenticeship starts in Construction, Planning and the Built Environment sector subject area: 2015/16 to Q3 2018/19</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>Number of level 2 apprenticeship starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>16,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>15,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>14,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (August to April 19) provisional</p></td><td><p>11,630</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) The data source is the Individualised Learner Record (ILR).</p><p>2) In this table, numbers are a count of the number of starts at any point during the period. Learners starting more than one apprenticeship will appear more than once.</p><p>3) Apprenticeship starts include all funded and unfunded learners reported on the ILR.</p><p>4) For the 2018/19 academic year (reported to date), numbers are counted only for months August 18 to April 19 (quarter 3).</p><p>5) All numbers are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/11/2019 17:34:56 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1167495

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how a student completing an On-Site Construction T Level will transition onto a Level 2 apprenticeship in bricklaying should that student need more training in hand skills on that specialist pathway.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The T level in On-Site Construction incorporates a number of occupational standards, including level 2 Bricklayer. A T level student who chooses the bricklaying occupational specialism will therefore develop many of the skills included in the level 2 Bricklayer apprenticeship. Once the T level qualification has been approved, we will be able to assess more accurately any differences between the competence conveyed by the level 2 Bricklayer apprenticeship and the T level in On-Site Construction.</p><p>Under current apprenticeship rules, a T level student would be able to progress to a level 2 apprenticeship if it allows them to acquire substantive new skills and the content of the training is materially different from their T level. The apprenticeship would need to be a minimum of 12 months in duration and involve at least 20% off-the-job training.</p><p>Our analysis of the overlap between the approved T level qualification and the level 2 apprenticeship will therefore be important in determining progression options, including eligibility for an apprenticeship at the same or a lower level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/11/2019 17:24:09 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1167496

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress he has made on promoting the vocational pathways available for students wishing to pursue a career in construction to (a) teachers, (b) students, (c) careers advisors and (d) parents and guardians.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	7737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Careers guidance is improving steadily across the country following the publication of the government’s careers strategy in December 2017. Schools and colleges are making good progress against the Gatsby benchmarks and showing improvements on every dimension of careers support. That means that young people are getting better information about the labour market, different education and training pathways and access to personal guidance to formulate ideas into a careers plan. Teachers are helping students to link their curriculum learning to future careers.</p><p>Through the Baker Clause, the department is improving the visibility and quality of advice on vocational routes by requiring schools to invite other providers to talk to students about the technical qualifications and apprenticeships that they offer.</p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is making sure that every young person has access to encounters with employers from a variety of sectors, which may include the construction industry. Information on a variety of careers, including construction, can also be found on the National Careers Service website.</p><p>The department promotes technical pathways, including for students interested in construction. We recently launched our T level communications campaign, aimed at young people, parents, teachers and employers. A new website (<a href="http://www.tlevels.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.tlevels.gov.uk</a>.) includes the function to search for providers delivering T levels from September 2020, including those in Construction (‘Design, Surveying and Planning’).</p><p>Apprenticeships available in the sector include Construction Site Engineering Technician, Installation Electrician and Civil Engineering Site Management. Our apprenticeships campaign, Fire It Up, demonstrates that apprenticeships are an aspirational choice for anyone with passion and energy. We have also developed Amazing Apprenticeships, a website and resource portal for schools and teachers.</p><p>In addition, we offer a free service to schools through the Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge (ASK) project to ensure that teachers have the knowledge and support to enable them to promote apprenticeships to their students. During the 2018-19 academic year, the ASK programme reached over 300,000 students across 2,368 establishments and from September 2019, it has been extended to include years 7 to 9.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/11/2019 14:53:32 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1167499

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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, what assessment he has made of the ability of apprenticeship levy paying employers to transfer levy funds to non-levy paying employers.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	7647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting employers to engage with apprenticeships to help invest in the long-term skills needs of their business. We have already seen employers making use of transfers to support apprenticeship starts in their supply chains, or to meet local skills needs. Since April 2018 there have been 1,020 transferred commitments where the transfer of funds between apprenticeship service accounts had been approved. Of these transferred commitments, 780 have so far resulted in apprenticeship starts.</p><p>We have taken a number of steps to make it easier for levy-paying employers to transfer funds to other employers. In response to employer feedback, in April 2019 we raised the cap on transfers to 25% of the annual value of funds entering levy-payers’ apprenticeship service accounts. We have also announced that we will shortly enable levy payers to transfer funds to cover the full cost of training for 16 to 18 year olds in the smallest businesses with fewer than 50 employers.</p><p>Transfers give levy-paying employers more options in how they use their levy funds, as well as creating apprenticeship opportunities for organisations who may have previously felt that employing an apprentice was beyond their reach. We are pleased to see that levy payers with uncommitted funds are increasingly using transfers to support apprenticeship starts in non-levy paying employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/11/2019 17:08:24 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1167500

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
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, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of apprenticeship starts for people aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 years old.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	7648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Our reforms to apprenticeships have fundamentally changed what apprenticeships are and the long-term opportunities they provide for people of all ages and backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>We publish data on apprenticeship starts by demographic on a quarterly basis. The most recent data can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/815288/Apprenticeship-starts-ach-detailed-demographic_201718_Q3-201819_July2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/815288/Apprenticeship-starts-ach-detailed-demographic_201718_Q3-201819_July2019.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows an extract of apprenticeships starts data by the ages requested from the 2016/17 and 2017/18 academic years, as well as data for quarter 1 to 3 of the 2017/18 and 2018/19 academic years. Full data for the 2018/19 academic year will be published on 28 November at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-official-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-official-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18 </strong> <strong>Q1-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong> <strong> Q1-Q3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td><td><p>29,050</p></td><td><p>25,330</p></td><td><p>22,310</p></td><td><p>20,880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p>41,110</p></td><td><p>35,020</p></td><td><p>29,330</p></td><td><p>26,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p>52,390</p></td><td><p>46,090</p></td><td><p>38,620</p></td><td><p>35,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All Ages</strong></p></td><td><p>494,900</p></td><td><p>375,800</p></td><td><p>290,500</p></td><td><p>311,200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There have been 311,200 apprenticeship starts reported in the first 3 quarters of the 2018/19 academic year, a 7.1% rise compared to the same period in the 2017/18 academic year. In parallel, we continue to see a reduction in the number of level 2 starts during the first 3 quarters of the 2018/19 academic year, down 10% compared to the same point the previous year. We know that 16-18 year olds in particular are more likely to undertake a level 2 apprenticeship and therefore be affected by this reduction.</p><p> </p><p>This change in level 2 starts has largely occurred where apprenticeships were struggling to meet the minimum quality standards required by our reforms. We are replacing old-style frameworks, which apprentices and employers told us were not providing the skills they needed, with new employer-designed standards. Apprenticeships are intended to take people to a point of full competence in their chosen occupation. It is therefore possible for a young person with limited experience to achieve a level 3 apprenticeship. In 2018/19 we have seen growth in level 3 Engineering starts in particular for 16 ,17 and 18 year olds. Overall, we continue to see strong take up of standards with 63% of starts so far in 2018/19 on high-quality standards, compared to 44% in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>Levels of young people not in education, training or employment are at a record low and apprenticeships play an important role in getting young people into work. We will continue to monitor the impact of our apprenticeship reforms on 16-18 year olds.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 04/11/2019 14:58:40 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden