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947094

registered interest
date	23/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Meals: Meat
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on 29 July (HL9377), what plans they have to ensure that parents of children at state schools who do not wish their children to eat meat from animals that have not been pre-stunned prior to slaughter have the same ability to identify such meat as those who wish their children to eat meat slaughtered using Halal and Shechita methods.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL9784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the answer I gave on 20 July 2018 to<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;dept=60&amp;uin=hl9377" target="_blank"> HL9377</a>.</p><p>However, we have noted the noble Lady’s points on this issue and will monitor the situation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/07/2018 13:10:37 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

944903

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Obesity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the role of the designated senior lead on mental health in schools will cover child obesity.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL9686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>It will be for schools to decide whether to put a designated senior lead for mental health in place and what responsibilities they should cover. The Government is not introducing new responsibilities and is not planning to stipulate what the role should be.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Supporting Mental Health in Schools and Colleges’ survey published in 2017 suggested that around half of schools already have a mental health lead in place. The Government will provide all schools with the opportunity to train a lead in how to put in place a whole school approach to mental health. Given the links between obesity and both physical and mental health, whole school approaches can include activity to tackle obesity such as that set out by the Government in the attached document, ‘Childhood obesity: a plan for action’.</p><p> </p><p>The qualitative research accompanying the survey indicates that some schools already include both physical and mental health in such approaches, and make links to the teaching of personal, social, health and economic education. On 19 July, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State launched a consultation on proposals to make health education compulsory in schools. Under these proposals pupils will be taught about the benefits of a healthier lifestyle for both their physical and mental wellbeing. We expect that many schools will choose to make the teaching of health education part of a whole school approach to mental health overseen by a designated senior lead.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/07/2018 14:49:30 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL9686_Childhood_obesity_a_plan_for_action .pdf title HL9686_Childhood_obesity_a_plan_for_action
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

944911

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Enterprise Advisers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial arrangements the Careers and Enterprise Company have made for the expansion of Enterprise Adviser Networks.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL9694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Enterprise Adviser Network is expanding. Since its launch by The Careers and Enterprise Company in 2015, over 2,000 Enterprise Advisers have signed up to the network, and 1,700 of these are already working with schools and colleges to support their careers and enterprise provision. As part of the government’s careers strategy, all schools and colleges will have access to an Enterprise Adviser by the end of 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Enterprise Advisers are senior volunteers from the world of work and are unpaid for this role. However, the department will be providing grant funding to The Careers and Enterprise Company to expand the Enterprise Adviser Network in line with the ambition in the strategy by, for example, recruiting and training volunteers from business.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/07/2018 14:50:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

944922

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable children to play a musical instrument at school.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL9705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Music is a statutory subject in the National Curriculum for 5-14 year olds in state maintained schools. The National Curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to learn a musical instrument. To support that, between 2016-2020 we are spending £300 million on a network of music education hubs. The hubs ensure that every child aged 5-18 has the opportunity to learn a musical instrument; provide opportunities to play in ensembles; ensure that clear progression routes are available and affordable for all; and ensure that every pupil has the opportunity to sing regularly. In 2015/16, 662,871 pupils learned to play a musical instrument through whole class ensemble teaching that was provided or supported by music education hubs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/07/2018 15:52:12 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

944430

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many contracts for the training of apprentices for small and medium-sized employers who do not pay the Apprenticeship Levy have been awarded by the Education and Skills Agency to date; what is the total value of those contracts; how many of the awardees do not have the facilities to provide such training and sub-contract; and what percentage of those contracts’ value is typically retained by an awardee who subcontracts training.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL9666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) currently contracts with 713 training providers for an overall value of £562 million. These contracts run from January 2018 to March 2019 and support apprenticeship delivery for 16-18 and adult learners. The ESFA does not monitor or collect information on the size of the employers supported by these contracts.</p><p>The ESFA require apprenticeship training providers to declare details of their subcontracting relationships. The first subcontractor declaration for these particular contracts is in progress and will close on 25 July 2018. A summary of providers’ subcontracting relationships will be published by the ESFA on GOV.UK in August 2018 in a document named ‘List of declared subcontractors’. The ESFA does not hold information to indicate the percentage of funding retained by a provider when subcontracting these particular contracts.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/07/2018 15:42:13 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

943358

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to use the apprenticeship levy funds made available by the fall in apprenticeship starts to reinstate the contracts which were removed from experienced small training providers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice
uin	HL9577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>Any unspent apprenticeship funds in levy payer accounts are used to support levy-paying employers who spend more than the funds available in their accounts and to fund apprenticeship training for non-levy payers.</p><p>The procurement for apprenticeship training for non-levy payers was managed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. We did not remove contracts from training providers, but as with any procurement, some bidders were not successful. We are not able to revisit the decisions made at that time, nor are we able to award funding to bidders that were not successful, as the procurement is now closed.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/07/2018 15:41:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4578 label Biography information for Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice

942018

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the impact of the changes to free school meals entitlement following the Free School Lunches and Milk, and School and Early Years Finance (Amendments Relating to Universal Credit) (England) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/148) coming into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The department is working closely with local authorities and schools to support them in implementing the changes to free school meal eligibility that were introduced in April. This has included the provision of guidance, webinar sessions, regular communications and responding to queries received via the department’s Eligibility Checking Service. The latest government statistics on free school meal rates are based on data collected before this change was introduced (January 2018 census). The next publication will be in June 2019 (based on the January 2019 census). The government is committed to reviewing the threshold level at the end of the Universal Credit rollout period.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/07/2018 13:06:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

942045

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the numbers of apprenticeship starts have decreased since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy; what factors have contributed to any such decrease; and what steps they are taking to increase the number of apprenticeship starts.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL9559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The number of people starting apprenticeships has dropped. A key reason for this was because we have radically reformed what an apprenticeship is. The old apprenticeship frameworks were said by employers not to be equipping apprentices to do the job. Training was often of poor quality or was non-existent. Instead, we are asking employers to lead the design of new apprenticeship standards, putting them in the driving seat to give apprentices the skills that businesses need. The number of people starting on these new standards is growing fast. Over 40% of individuals completing an apprenticeship are now starting on new standards, compared to 2.5% this time last year.</p><p>We are creating quality apprenticeships that will change the lives of apprentices and the prospects of businesses and we are continuing to take steps to grow apprenticeships starts. The Institute for Apprenticeships have introduced their Faster and Better process to speed up and simplify standards development.</p><p>The apprenticeship levy is an important part of the changes to raise apprenticeship quality; creating long-term, sustainable investment in training. Only around 2% of employers pay the levy, but they have generated almost 50% of starts so far in 2017/18. We will continue to work closely with employers to help them take advantage of the levy and wider funding changes, to invest in the long-term skills needs of their business.</p><p>We recognise that employers want and need flexibility. We have already extended the amount of time employers have to spend their levy (from 18 to 24 months), and have introduced transfers, to make the system as effective as possible. We will avoid making any changes that could compromise the quality of apprenticeships. We will keep listening to employers’ feedback as the system develops further. We also meet regularly with business groups and individual employers to understand the impact of the changes and use their feedback to inform any further reforms.</p><p>The changes we have made to the apprenticeship system are transforming lives. Few countries can match the energy and range of reforms currently being pursued in England. We are helping employers to create high quality apprenticeships at all levels that give people of all ages and backgrounds the skills they need.</p><p>We are using the employer Diversity Champions, comprised of over 65 members including employers, local authorities and schools, has been developed to engage and inspire employers and communities to ensure apprenticeships are undertaken by people from a diverse range of backgrounds, reflecting the widest spectrum of our society.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 25/07/2018 15:40:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

942046

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies that school funding per pupil in England has fallen by 8 per cent since 2009–10; and what are the implications for children's education of such a reduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL9560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>The Institute for Fiscal Studies' (IFS) most recent analysis takes account of spending on pupils aged three to five and 16 to 19, and spending on education by local authorities.</p><p>The research recently published by the IFS extends their previously published analysis on funding for pupils aged five to 16, and is fully consistent with that analysis. The IFS have confirmed that per-pupil funding for pupils up to 16 will be more than 50% higher in 2020 than in 2000.</p><p>The results of this investment can be seen in the success of the education system. There are 1.9 million more children studying in good or outstanding schools since 2010, and the 2017 phonics screening check shows that there are now 154,000 more six year olds were on track to be fluent readers than in 2012. The gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, measured by the department’s attainment gap index, has narrowed by 10.5% at key stage 2 and 10% at key stage 4 since 2011, the year the pupil premium was introduced. This means better prospects for a more prosperous life as an adult for disadvantaged pupils.</p><p>The government has prioritised pre-16 schooling because of its crucial importance to pupil progression. The funding rate for 16 to 19 year olds was also protected, in cash terms, in the 2015 spending review and additional funding has been made available to help schools and colleges with particular priorities. As announced last year, additional funding is being provided to support institutions to increase participation in level 3 mathematics (an extra £600 for every additional student), and to pilot extra support for post-16 basic mathematics.</p><p>By 2019-20 the government will be spending around £1 billion a year to deliver 30 hours of free childcare and fund the increase in funding rates for the free entitlements that we introduced in April 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/07/2018 14:25:29 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley

942047

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the Education and Skills Agency considering bids with minimum contract award limits for the training of apprenticeships for small and medium-sized employers who are non-levy payers; and how they are responding to such representations.
tabling member printed	Lord Ouseley
uin	HL9561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2018 answer text <p>A minimum contract value was set for awards under the non-levy apprenticeship procurement, which we concluded in December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Following notification of initial award, we received 29 complaints from providers that were unsuccessful due to the application of the minimum contract value.</p><p> </p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) referred these providers back to the specific elements of the invitation to tender that explain the reasons for the application of the minimum contract level, as well as the process that was used to do so (attached). The ESFA directed them to guidance on the use of sub-contracting and levy transfers as further ways of supporting non-levy payer access to apprenticeship training.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 26/07/2018 13:11:34 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name HL9561_invitation_to_tender.pdf title Invitation_to_tender_for_apprenticeship_delivery
tabling member	2170 label Biography information for Lord Ouseley