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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
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Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Unit for Future Skills more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what was the cost of the Unit for Future Skills within the Department for Education in the financial year 2022–23. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL549 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-13more like thismore than 2024-08-13
answer text <p>The Unit for Future Skills (UFS) has now become part of the shadow body for Skills England. The purpose of the UFS was to provide key insights and data on current and future skills needs, as well as assessments on how current provision is meeting labour demand.</p><p>As well as producing and updating its online dashboards, the UFS has focused on a broad range of other activity. For example, the UFS provided robust data and insight on local skills use and provision, allowing current and future skills mismatches to be identified at an individual and local level. The UFS has:</p><ul><li>Ensured that Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) are based on solid evidence of local skills mismatches and future needs and are aligned with the government’s economic priorities.</li><li>Published a Local Skills Dashboard, showing statistics on local employment and skills including at local authority level, LSIP area and mayoral combined authority (MCA). This reached over 14,000 users since its launch in August 2022, averaging 400 to 600 users per month.</li><li>Trialled the use of AI techniques to extract insights from across the 38 LSIP reports, with 75% of the reports referencing the UFS and the department's data.</li></ul><p>The UFS worked across government and with wider organisations to improve the foundation of data and the evidence base for decision-makers. Key achievements included:</p><ul><li>Publishing detailed job projections up to 2035 for the UK, nations, and sub-nationally, including areas for LSIPs, Local Enterprise Partnerships and MCAs. This information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-and-skills-projections-2020-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-and-skills-projections-2020-to-2035</a>.</li><li>Partnering with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on their development of online job adverts by profession and local area. This data is available here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourdemandvolumesbyprofessionandlocalauthorityuk" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourdemandvolumesbyprofessionandlocalauthorityuk</a>. The department will continue to co-fund this work for the next two years.</li><li>Supporting key sectors to consider future skills needs, including publishing a dashboard on Science and Technology skills supply in May 2024 and developing the evidence base underpinning the Green Jobs Delivery Group’s workforce action plan.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The UFS has also delivered Phase 1 of the UK Standard Skills Classification, which is a common skills framework that will allow a better understanding of skills supply and career pathways.</p><p>The total cost recorded on the finance system for the 2022/23 financial year was £1.86 million.</p><p>The main cost within the UFS was its staff. In the 2022/23 financial year, there were about 20 staff members, the majority being analysts. The team also commissioned external work by researchers and data experts to support the aims of the unit.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
grouped question UIN
HL550 more like this
HL551 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-08-13T12:42:24.207Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-13T12:42:24.207Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1724812
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Unit for Future Skills more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government in which activities the Unit for Future Skills within the Department for Education engages other than, and in addition to, producing and updating their online dashboards. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL550 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-13more like thismore than 2024-08-13
answer text <p>The Unit for Future Skills (UFS) has now become part of the shadow body for Skills England. The purpose of the UFS was to provide key insights and data on current and future skills needs, as well as assessments on how current provision is meeting labour demand.</p><p>As well as producing and updating its online dashboards, the UFS has focused on a broad range of other activity. For example, the UFS provided robust data and insight on local skills use and provision, allowing current and future skills mismatches to be identified at an individual and local level. The UFS has:</p><ul><li>Ensured that Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) are based on solid evidence of local skills mismatches and future needs and are aligned with the government’s economic priorities.</li><li>Published a Local Skills Dashboard, showing statistics on local employment and skills including at local authority level, LSIP area and mayoral combined authority (MCA). This reached over 14,000 users since its launch in August 2022, averaging 400 to 600 users per month.</li><li>Trialled the use of AI techniques to extract insights from across the 38 LSIP reports, with 75% of the reports referencing the UFS and the department's data.</li></ul><p>The UFS worked across government and with wider organisations to improve the foundation of data and the evidence base for decision-makers. Key achievements included:</p><ul><li>Publishing detailed job projections up to 2035 for the UK, nations, and sub-nationally, including areas for LSIPs, Local Enterprise Partnerships and MCAs. This information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-and-skills-projections-2020-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-and-skills-projections-2020-to-2035</a>.</li><li>Partnering with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on their development of online job adverts by profession and local area. This data is available here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourdemandvolumesbyprofessionandlocalauthorityuk" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourdemandvolumesbyprofessionandlocalauthorityuk</a>. The department will continue to co-fund this work for the next two years.</li><li>Supporting key sectors to consider future skills needs, including publishing a dashboard on Science and Technology skills supply in May 2024 and developing the evidence base underpinning the Green Jobs Delivery Group’s workforce action plan.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The UFS has also delivered Phase 1 of the UK Standard Skills Classification, which is a common skills framework that will allow a better understanding of skills supply and career pathways.</p><p>The total cost recorded on the finance system for the 2022/23 financial year was £1.86 million.</p><p>The main cost within the UFS was its staff. In the 2022/23 financial year, there were about 20 staff members, the majority being analysts. The team also commissioned external work by researchers and data experts to support the aims of the unit.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
grouped question UIN
HL549 more like this
HL551 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-08-13T12:42:24.237Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-13T12:42:24.237Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1724813
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Unit for Future Skills more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to date to ensure that the work of the Unit for Future Skills within the Department for Education directly influences the content of skills training in publicly funded education and training provision. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL551 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-13more like thismore than 2024-08-13
answer text <p>The Unit for Future Skills (UFS) has now become part of the shadow body for Skills England. The purpose of the UFS was to provide key insights and data on current and future skills needs, as well as assessments on how current provision is meeting labour demand.</p><p>As well as producing and updating its online dashboards, the UFS has focused on a broad range of other activity. For example, the UFS provided robust data and insight on local skills use and provision, allowing current and future skills mismatches to be identified at an individual and local level. The UFS has:</p><ul><li>Ensured that Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) are based on solid evidence of local skills mismatches and future needs and are aligned with the government’s economic priorities.</li><li>Published a Local Skills Dashboard, showing statistics on local employment and skills including at local authority level, LSIP area and mayoral combined authority (MCA). This reached over 14,000 users since its launch in August 2022, averaging 400 to 600 users per month.</li><li>Trialled the use of AI techniques to extract insights from across the 38 LSIP reports, with 75% of the reports referencing the UFS and the department's data.</li></ul><p>The UFS worked across government and with wider organisations to improve the foundation of data and the evidence base for decision-makers. Key achievements included:</p><ul><li>Publishing detailed job projections up to 2035 for the UK, nations, and sub-nationally, including areas for LSIPs, Local Enterprise Partnerships and MCAs. This information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-and-skills-projections-2020-to-2035" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/labour-market-and-skills-projections-2020-to-2035</a>.</li><li>Partnering with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on their development of online job adverts by profession and local area. This data is available here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourdemandvolumesbyprofessionandlocalauthorityuk" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/labourdemandvolumesbyprofessionandlocalauthorityuk</a>. The department will continue to co-fund this work for the next two years.</li><li>Supporting key sectors to consider future skills needs, including publishing a dashboard on Science and Technology skills supply in May 2024 and developing the evidence base underpinning the Green Jobs Delivery Group’s workforce action plan.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The UFS has also delivered Phase 1 of the UK Standard Skills Classification, which is a common skills framework that will allow a better understanding of skills supply and career pathways.</p><p>The total cost recorded on the finance system for the 2022/23 financial year was £1.86 million.</p><p>The main cost within the UFS was its staff. In the 2022/23 financial year, there were about 20 staff members, the majority being analysts. The team also commissioned external work by researchers and data experts to support the aims of the unit.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
grouped question UIN
HL549 more like this
HL550 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-08-13T12:42:24.283Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-13T12:42:24.283Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1724014
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-29more like thismore than 2024-07-29
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Further Education and Schools: Labour Turnover more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government what was the level of staff turnover for (1) teaching, and (2) non-teaching, staff in (a) 2021–22, and (b)2022–23, for (i) state-funded primary schools, (ii) state-funded secondary schools, including academies, (iii) sixth-form colleges, and (iv) further education colleges. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL472 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-12more like thismore than 2024-08-12
answer text <p>Information on the numbers and rates of qualified teachers entering and leaving state-funded schools in England is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p><p>In state-funded schools in England, between November 2022 and November 2023, the latest two years of data available, the rate of qualified teachers entering service was 9.1% in nursery and primary schools and 10.0% in secondary schools. This is published as 2023/24 entrants here alongside figures for the previous year, and is attached in the table titled ‘HL472_Qualified entrants to teaching_2022-23 and 2023-24’. The data is also available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/518037fe-b4d2-4fd6-baa3-08dcafcfd634" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/518037fe-b4d2-4fd6-baa3-08dcafcfd634</a>.</p><p>The equivalent rate of qualified teachers leaving state-funded schools between November 2022 and November 2023, the latest two years of data available, was 9.5% in nursery and primary schools and 9.5% in secondary schools. This is published as 2022/23 leavers here alongside figures for the previous year, and is attached in the table titled ‘HL472_Qualified leavers from teaching_2021-22 and 2022-23'. The data is also available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/27af8b92-fa97-4081-baa4-08dcafcfd634" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/27af8b92-fa97-4081-baa4-08dcafcfd634</a>.</p><p>Turnover figures for non-teaching staff in schools are not centrally calculated and would incur disproportionate cost to compile.</p><p>Staff turnover figures for both teaching and non-teaching staff in sixth-form colleges and further education colleges are not centrally collected.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
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file name HL472_Qualified leavers from teaching_2021-22 and 2022-23.xlsx more like this
title Qualified leavers from teaching 2021/22, 2022/23 more like this
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file name HL472_Qualified entrants to teaching_2022-23 and 2023-24.xlsx more like this
title Qualified entrants to teaching 2022/23, 2023/24 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-08-12T15:49:07.327Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-12T15:49:07.327Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1722228
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-18more like thismore than 2024-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Higher Technical Qualifications more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many Higher Technical Qualifications have now, in total, been approved for teaching. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL155 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answer text <p>To date, 172 qualifications have been approved as Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) across seven occupational routes: Digital, Construction &amp; the Built Environment, Health &amp; Science, Business &amp; Administration, Education &amp; Early Years, Engineering &amp; Manufacturing, and Legal, Finance &amp; Accounting, for first teaching between September 2022 and September 2024, depending on the route. The list of approved qualifications can be found here: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/higher-technical-qualifications/approved-higher-technical-qualifications-cycle-one/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/higher-technical-qualifications/approved-higher-technical-qualifications-cycle-one/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data covering participation and completion rates for HTQs in the 2022/23 academic year is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>From the 2023/24 academic year, HTQ data will be incorporated in the Higher Level Learners dataset, which the department expects to be published in 2025.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
grouped question UIN
HL156 more like this
HL157 more like this
HL158 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-07-30T15:03:05.73Zmore like thismore than 2024-07-30T15:03:05.73Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1722229
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-18more like thismore than 2024-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Higher Technical Qualifications more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many students were registered for Higher Technical Qualifications in the 2022–23 academic year. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL156 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answer text <p>To date, 172 qualifications have been approved as Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) across seven occupational routes: Digital, Construction &amp; the Built Environment, Health &amp; Science, Business &amp; Administration, Education &amp; Early Years, Engineering &amp; Manufacturing, and Legal, Finance &amp; Accounting, for first teaching between September 2022 and September 2024, depending on the route. The list of approved qualifications can be found here: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/higher-technical-qualifications/approved-higher-technical-qualifications-cycle-one/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/higher-technical-qualifications/approved-higher-technical-qualifications-cycle-one/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data covering participation and completion rates for HTQs in the 2022/23 academic year is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>From the 2023/24 academic year, HTQ data will be incorporated in the Higher Level Learners dataset, which the department expects to be published in 2025.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
grouped question UIN
HL155 more like this
HL157 more like this
HL158 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-07-30T15:03:05.793Zmore like thismore than 2024-07-30T15:03:05.793Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1722230
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-18more like thismore than 2024-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Higher Technical Qualifications more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many people have achieved a Higher Technical Qualification to date. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL157 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answer text <p>To date, 172 qualifications have been approved as Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) across seven occupational routes: Digital, Construction &amp; the Built Environment, Health &amp; Science, Business &amp; Administration, Education &amp; Early Years, Engineering &amp; Manufacturing, and Legal, Finance &amp; Accounting, for first teaching between September 2022 and September 2024, depending on the route. The list of approved qualifications can be found here: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/higher-technical-qualifications/approved-higher-technical-qualifications-cycle-one/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/higher-technical-qualifications/approved-higher-technical-qualifications-cycle-one/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data covering participation and completion rates for HTQs in the 2022/23 academic year is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>From the 2023/24 academic year, HTQ data will be incorporated in the Higher Level Learners dataset, which the department expects to be published in 2025.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
grouped question UIN
HL155 more like this
HL156 more like this
HL158 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-07-30T15:03:05.84Zmore like thismore than 2024-07-30T15:03:05.84Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1722234
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-18more like thismore than 2024-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Higher Technical Qualifications more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many people completed a Higher Technical Qualification successfully in the 2022–23 academic year. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL158 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-07-30more like thismore than 2024-07-30
answer text <p>To date, 172 qualifications have been approved as Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) across seven occupational routes: Digital, Construction &amp; the Built Environment, Health &amp; Science, Business &amp; Administration, Education &amp; Early Years, Engineering &amp; Manufacturing, and Legal, Finance &amp; Accounting, for first teaching between September 2022 and September 2024, depending on the route. The list of approved qualifications can be found here: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/higher-technical-qualifications/approved-higher-technical-qualifications-cycle-one/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/qualifications/higher-technical-qualifications/approved-higher-technical-qualifications-cycle-one/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data covering participation and completion rates for HTQs in the 2022/23 academic year is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p>From the 2023/24 academic year, HTQ data will be incorporated in the Higher Level Learners dataset, which the department expects to be published in 2025.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
grouped question UIN
HL155 more like this
HL156 more like this
HL157 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-07-30T15:03:05.887Zmore like thismore than 2024-07-30T15:03:05.887Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1722235
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-07-18more like thismore than 2024-07-18
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading GCE A-level more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how many 17–18 year-olds, and what proportion of the year 13 cohort in England, took (1) one A Level, and (2) two or more A Levels, in (a) 1995, (b) 2010, (c) 2020, and (d) 2023. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL159 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-08-01more like thismore than 2024-08-01
answer text <p>The information requested is published as part of the accredited official statistics release, entitled 'Participation in education, training and employment age 16 to 18'.</p><p><br> The following table shows the requested information, which can also be found at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/cd189ef0-7259-49ba-68b6-08dca70c1109" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/cd189ef0-7259-49ba-68b6-08dca70c1109</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>End of calendar year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of 17 year olds participating in education with A/AS levels as highest qualification aim</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of 17 year old population participating in education with A/AS levels as highest qualification aim</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1995</strong></p></td><td><p>238,500</p></td><td><p>43.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>283,300</p></td><td><p>42.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>277,400</p></td><td><p>44.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p>300,100</p></td><td><p>45.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Published in September 2024 (provisional)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures provided are estimates relating to a snapshot of activities at the end of the calendar year. They are based on academic age 17, defined as ‘age at the start of the academic year’, which is age as at 31 August, and show the highest qualification aim. This data cannot be disaggregated in order to provide the number of A Levels taken. Data for 2023 will be available in September 2024. 2022 data has been included, as this is the latest published period available.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-08-01T12:48:35.82Zmore like thismore than 2024-08-01T12:48:35.82Z
answering member
269
label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Malvern more like this
tabling member
4347
label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter
1697332
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-19more like thismore than 2024-03-19
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 remove filter
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Apprentices: Finance more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords remove filter
question text To ask His Majesty's Government how much money has been transferred to small and medium-sized enterprises by levy-paying businesses using their apprenticeship service account to transfer unused levy funds in (1) 2020–21, (2) 2021–22, and (3) 2022–23. more like this
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Baroness Wolf of Dulwich more like this
uin HL3435 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-26more like thismore than 2024-03-26
answer text <p>Transfers are a great way for large employers to use their levy funds to support apprenticeships in other businesses, including small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), flexi-job apprenticeship agencies and charities, to help meet local or sector specific needs.</p><p>As announced this week, from April the department are increasing the proportion of their funds that levy-paying employers can transfer to support more apprenticeships in other businesses, including those in their local area or supply chain, from 25% to 50%. This will help SMEs hire more apprentices by reducing their costs and enabling them to benefit from the support and experience that larger employers can provide.</p><p>Hundreds of large levy-paying employers have already taken advantage of the opportunity to transfer their unused levy funds to other businesses. Since September 2021, over 550 employers including ASDA, HomeServe, and BT Group, have pledged to transfer over £37 million to support apprenticeships in businesses of all sizes.</p><p>​The below table shows the number of non-levy paying employers that have received levy transfer funding and the value of that funding. It is extremely encouraging that use of transfers continues to increase year-on-year. The department does not hold transfer data specific to SMEs (currently defined as businesses with fewer than 250 employees) but can confirm that most non-levy paying employers are SMEs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>F</strong><strong>inancial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>021-22</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong><strong>022-23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>N</strong><strong>umber of non-levy employers receiving transfer funding</strong></p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td><td><p>3,700</p></td><td><p>5,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Value of funding transferred (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p>£13</p></td><td><p>£19</p></td><td><p>£26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>To note: <em>Values include new apprenticeship starts and those who started in previous years but are still being funded. If an employer receives a transfer for an apprenticeship which continues across more than one financial year, they will appear in each year’s employer count. Values are actual payments made to date - they do not represent the total committed cost of transfers into future months and years.</em></p>
answering member printed Baroness Barran more like this
grouped question UIN HL3436 more like this
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less than 2024-03-26T13:42:56.347Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-26T13:42:56.347Z
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label Biography information for Baroness Wolf of Dulwich remove filter