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registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Healthy Schools Rating Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the finding of Ofsted's 2018 thematic review that 26 per cent of primary schools are implementing the requirements of the national curriculum to deliver practical cookery education, when the Government plans to implement a healthy schools rating scheme.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	201162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering the healthy schools rating scheme in a way that makes the most of existing resources available to schools. We have met with a wide range of stakeholders, as well as a number of interested suppliers, to discuss the best way to deliver the scheme. We are preparing our scheme based on testing and stakeholder feedback and will continue to work with stakeholders across government, the food sector and charitable organisations. We will share more information shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/12/2018 11:11:07 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

993627

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what enforcement procedures have been put in place in England to ensure that apprenticeship providers pay their apprentices the National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	182745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Enforcement of all minimum wages, including the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for apprentices, is the responsibility of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).</p><p>In the period 2017 to 2018, HMRC identified a record £15.6 million in total arrears owed to 200,000 workers who were underpaid the minimum wages and issued £14 million in penalties. HMRC continues to investigate 100% of complaints received from workers in respect of minimum wage law.</p><p>The government’s naming scheme, which was introduced in 2013, provides HMRC with the power to publicly name employers who fail to pay minimum wages. 1,900 businesses have already been named. Between them, these businesses owed workers total arrears of more than £11 million. Apprentices are distinguished separately.</p><p>Each new apprentice on a government-funded apprenticeship receives a letter from the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills which sets out what they can expect from their apprenticeship. This letter includes information on apprentices’ entitlement to the NMW.</p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s Find an Apprenticeship service also has built-in automated checks to ensure that no apprenticeship vacancy can be advertised with a wage rate below the NMW level. An employer would not be able to submit a vacancy to Find an Apprenticeship until the NMW requirements are met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 31/10/2018 15:48:46 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

964637

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government still has a target of three million apprentices by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	169297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>In 2015 we set an ambitious goal of three million apprenticeship starts by 2020, and that remains our ambition.</p><p>Whilst we want to see an increased number of apprenticeships starts we will not sacrifice quality for quantity. It is important that all apprenticeships are of the highest quality - delivering the skills valued by employers that will increase productivity and help stimulate growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/09/2018 07:04:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

964638

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money the Government has invested in apprenticeships so far; and how much money the Government plans to have invested in apprenticeship by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	169298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The table below sets out participation spending for the apprenticeship programme for the period 2012-2018, the only years for which comparable figures are available. This is the sum spent by providers of training on delivery, and does not include other costs of the programme:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total spend £(millions)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td><td><p>1,459</p></td><td><p>1,551</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>1,632</p></td><td><p>1,559</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total budget for the apprenticeship programme in 2019-20 is £2.45 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 169299 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:47:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

964639

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the government still plans to invest £2.5 billion in apprenticeships by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	169299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The table below sets out participation spending for the apprenticeship programme for the period 2012-2018, the only years for which comparable figures are available. This is the sum spent by providers of training on delivery, and does not include other costs of the programme:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total spend £(millions)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td><td><p>1,459</p></td><td><p>1,551</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>1,632</p></td><td><p>1,559</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total budget for the apprenticeship programme in 2019-20 is £2.45 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 169298 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:47:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

943956

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	Arts: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to prepare young people for future jobs in the creative industries in the light of the decrease in the number of students taking GCSEs in arts subjects since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	165538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that young people are prepared for a range of careers including in the digital, engineering and creative industries.</p><p> </p><p>To prepare students for a broad range of careers it is important that they study a broad curriculum including the core academic subjects to the age of 16. Music, art and design, dance, drama, and design and technology are compulsory from the age of 5 to 14, and computing from the age of 5 to 16 in all maintained schools. Academies are also required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, which Ofsted consider in their inspections.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has reformed GCSEs and A levels, including in arts subjects, design and technology and computer science, to ensure that they provide our students with the knowledge and skills to prepare them for further study, higher education and careers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also introducing new T Level programmes, which will give young people a high quality, technical alternative to A levels. They teach students the knowledge and practical skills that employers are looking for. The first T Levels in Education and Childcare, Digital, and Construction will be taught by a small number of providers from September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 165539 165540 question first answered 25/07/2018 16:49:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

943957

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	Design and Technology: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to prepare young people for future jobs in the engineering sector in light of the decrease in the number of students taking GCSE Design and Technology since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	165539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that young people are prepared for a range of careers including in the digital, engineering and creative industries.</p><p> </p><p>To prepare students for a broad range of careers it is important that they study a broad curriculum including the core academic subjects to the age of 16. Music, art and design, dance, drama, and design and technology are compulsory from the age of 5 to 14, and computing from the age of 5 to 16 in all maintained schools. Academies are also required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, which Ofsted consider in their inspections.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has reformed GCSEs and A levels, including in arts subjects, design and technology and computer science, to ensure that they provide our students with the knowledge and skills to prepare them for further study, higher education and careers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also introducing new T Level programmes, which will give young people a high quality, technical alternative to A levels. They teach students the knowledge and practical skills that employers are looking for. The first T Levels in Education and Childcare, Digital, and Construction will be taught by a small number of providers from September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 165538 165540 question first answered 25/07/2018 16:49:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

943958

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	ICT: GCSE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to prepare young people for future jobs in the digital industries in light of the decrease in the number of students taking GCSEs in computing and ICT since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	165540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department is committed to ensuring that young people are prepared for a range of careers including in the digital, engineering and creative industries.</p><p> </p><p>To prepare students for a broad range of careers it is important that they study a broad curriculum including the core academic subjects to the age of 16. Music, art and design, dance, drama, and design and technology are compulsory from the age of 5 to 14, and computing from the age of 5 to 16 in all maintained schools. Academies are also required to provide a broad and balanced curriculum, which Ofsted consider in their inspections.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has reformed GCSEs and A levels, including in arts subjects, design and technology and computer science, to ensure that they provide our students with the knowledge and skills to prepare them for further study, higher education and careers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is also introducing new T Level programmes, which will give young people a high quality, technical alternative to A levels. They teach students the knowledge and practical skills that employers are looking for. The first T Levels in Education and Childcare, Digital, and Construction will be taught by a small number of providers from September 2020.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 165538 165539 question first answered 25/07/2018 16:49:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938475

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress his Department is making on (a) improving and (b) strengthening the quality of (i) teachers and (ii) leaders in alternative provision; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>Improving teacher quality is key to improving educational outcomes for pupils wherever they are in the country and within all forms of provision, including alternative provision (AP). High-quality teachers are the single most important factor determining how well pupils achieve in all schools.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 March, the Government published ‘Creating Opportunity for All: Our Vision for Alternative Provision’<em>.</em> This sets out the Government’s vision to ensure that all AP settings provide high quality education, including by ensuring that staff within AP providers can access relevant opportunities for continuous professional development.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/07/2018 13:33:58 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938477

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Alternative Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of the alternative provision strand of the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	163069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>On 14 June 2018, the Department informed all those invited to tender that there would be a delay in notifying potential suppliers whether they would be invited to contract for the second round of the Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund. The Department will publish the outcomes of this procurement in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 163070 question first answered 20/07/2018 13:08:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon