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1668417

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of participation in higher education by 18 year-old students from England compared to those from (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>There is no data source which enables a direct comparison of higher education (HE) participation for each UK nation due to differences in data coverage and methodology.</p><p>The most consistent measure available is the 18-year-old entry rate published by UCAS, which measures the proportion of 18-year-olds in the population that have been accepted to full-time undergraduate HE through UCAS. The data shows changes in the entry rates over time. However, around a third of young full-time undergraduate provision in Scotland (mainly full-time undergraduate provision at further education colleges) are not included in UCAS’s figures and so do not allow for a consistent comparison of HE participation with Scotland.</p><p>The latest UCAS data can be found at: <a href="https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/statistical-releases-daily-clearing-analysis-2023" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/statistical-releases-daily-clearing-analysis-2023</a>.</p><p>Alternative measures of participation which cover all HE are calculated by each of the UK nations. However, there are differences in methodology, such as differing coverage of pupils included in the measure and different age ranges for participation in HE. Data on these measures for each of the UK nations are signposted here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-measures-in-higher-education-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-measures-in-higher-education-2021-to-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 13/11/2023 17:15:56 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

1668588

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels: Feltham and Heston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students started T-Level courses in Feltham and Heston constituency in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston to the answer of 13 November 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-07/232" target="_blank">232</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2023 12:11:37 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1668640

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for how many and what proportion of T-Levels the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education have published progression routes.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education have published progression profiles for all 18 T Levels that are currently in delivery. The last of these was published on 22 September for Agriculture, Land Management and Production. The professional profiles are available at: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/t-levels/t-level-progression-profiles/#:~:text=IfATE%20has%20worked%20with%20employers,and%20its%20associated%20occupational%20standards" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/t-levels/t-level-progression-profiles/#:~:text=IfATE%20has%20worked%20with%20employers,and%20its%20associated%20occupational%20standards</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2023 12:22:49 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1668645

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Technical Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications to study Higher Technical Qualifications there were in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) were taught for the first time in September 2022. A HTQ will usually take one to two years to complete.</p><p>The department does not collect data on the number of HTQ applicants. We do collect data on course enrolment, which is published as part of the Higher Level Learners in England official statistic. The data for the 2022/23 academic year will be published in May 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2023 13:56:28 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1667540

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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 she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the 100 per cent funding for small businesses taking on an apprentice younger than 19 to include medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The department recognises the important role that small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play in creating apprenticeship opportunities, particularly for younger people and those in disadvantaged areas.</p><p>The department is increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by 2024/25. This funding will support apprenticeships in all employers, including SMEs where we continue to pay at least 95% of their training costs.</p><p>The department currently funds 100% of the training and assessment cost for apprentices aged 16-18 who are employed by businesses with fewer than 50 employees. We think it is right that we target this additional financial support at the smallest employers with limited capacity to support young apprentices.</p><p>The department recognises that employers of all sizes may need additional support to take on younger apprentices and we continue to provide £1,000 to both employers and training providers when they take on apprentices aged under 19. Employers are also not required to pay anything towards employees’ National Insurance for all apprentices aged up to 25.</p><p>In addition, the department is supporting SMEs to take on as many skilled apprentices as they need. We have removed the limit of funding 10 apprentices a year in SMEs, and we have made it easier for SMEs to register to take on an apprentice.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2023 14:52:16 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667542

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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, if she will consider the potential merits of increasing the apprenticeship levy transfer ceiling to 35%.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The department is supporting employers to make greater use of their levy and has improved the transfer system to make it easier to find other employers who wish to take on apprentices with transferred funds. Levy transfers are a great way for employers to transfer their funds to other employers in their supply chains, including small employers, flexi-job apprenticeship agencies and charities to help meet local or sector-specific needs.</p><p>Levy-paying employers have been able to transfer 25% of their annual funds since April 2019, when this was increased from 10%, and have been able to use an online service since 2021 to make the process easier.</p><p>Since the new service launched in September 2021, we have seen 418 employers, including ASDA, HomeServe and BT Group, pledge to transfer over £28 million to support apprenticeships in businesses of all sizes as of 9 June 2023.</p><p>Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can also access funding directly from the apprenticeships budget. The department is working to remove unnecessary barriers, making it simpler and quicker for them to set up an apprenticeship service account, to access funding and to support them to take on their first apprentice. The department has also removed the limit of 10 apprentices a year that SMEs can take on, enabling them to take on as many skilled apprentices as they need.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2023 15:04:43 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667543

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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, if she will consider the potential merits of using the apprenticeship levy to fund training in skill shortages identified by the Migration Advisory Committee.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The government is supporting employers of all sizes and in all sectors, to use high-quality apprenticeships to build the skilled workforces they need, now and in the future.</p><p>Employers can access over 680 employer-designed apprenticeship standards, including in occupations which feature in the shortage occupation list, such as Level 2 Bricklayer, Level 3 Laboratory Technician, and Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker.</p><p>The department is increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year and has removed the limit on the number of apprentices that small and medium-sized enterprises can recruit, supporting more employers of all sizes to grow their businesses with the skilled apprentices they need.</p><p>Employers can also continue to benefit from a range of other high-quality government funded skills programmes to recruit new talent or train current staff, including to help address skills shortages identified by the Migration Advisory Committee, such as through Skills Bootcamps in retrofitting.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2023 15:29:11 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1667572

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with SEND are not in formal education in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London as of 7 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The department holds data on the number of children and young people with an Education, Health and Care plan, including the setting in which the child or young person is typically educated or where they are not in education or training for any reason. The information is available in the National Statistics publication at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-health-and-care-plans</a>.</p><p>The data can be broken down by region and local authority. Data is not available at parliamentary constituency level.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 13/11/2023 10:03:01 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1667615

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs in (a) Enfield North constituency, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) London.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>The department is committed to ensuring that children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) get the support they need wherever they live.</p><p>​The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan outlines the government’s mission to create a single, national SEND and AP system; the proposal to develop National Standards is a fundamental part of this. The Standards will set out what support should be available and who is responsible for providing it to give families confidence and clarity on how the needs of children and young people will be met. These Standards will apply nationally, including London.</p><p>​The SEND and AP Improvement Plan also sets out proposals to improve the Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan assessment and planning process, by introducing standardised forms and processes, as well as supporting guidance to provide greater consistency.</p><p>In addition, the department’s Delivering Better Value programme aims to improve outcomes for children and young people and put the SEND system on a more sustainable footing by funding high needs system transformation in up to 55 local authorities, including the London Borough of Enfield, with significant Dedicated Schools Grant deficits. It does so by providing diagnostic support to the local authority, identifying opportunities to improve services and meeting children’s needs better, and then grant funding the local authority’s plan.</p><p>​Furthermore, high needs funding to support children and young people with complex SEND is rising to £10.1 billion in the 2023/24 financial year, which is an increase of over 50% compared to 2019/20. Of this, the London Borough of Enfield’s high needs funding allocation for 2023/24 is £76 million, which is an 11.5% per head increase compared to the amount of high needs funding allocated in the 2022/23 financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 14/11/2023 16:28:05 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1667733

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203270 on Universities: Mental Health Services, how many and what proportion of Higher Education leaders received the letter on mental health services from the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education on 5 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
tabling member printed	George Eustice
uin	149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>On 5 June 2023, the department wrote to the accountable officers at every higher education (HE) provider registered with the Office for Students, asking them to prioritise mental health at an executive level. 417 HE providers were registered at that time.</p><p>In this letter, a target was set for all universities to join the University Mental Health Charter Programme by September 2024. Providers who do not have degree-awarding powers are not eligible but can still follow the Charter’s principles. In addition, there is an Association of Colleges Mental Health &amp; Wellbeing Charter for colleges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 14/11/2023 14:41:47 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice