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1064305

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date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the higher education sector on reducing tuition fees.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	223784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Review of Post-18 Education and Funding is considering how we ensure funding arrangements across post-18 education and training are transparent and do not act as barriers to choice or provision, and how best to promote value for money for students and taxpayers.</p><p>As part of the review, an independent panel, chaired by Philip Augar, has undertaken an extensive programme of engagement with stakeholders and experts, including the higher education sector, students and recent graduates.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/02/2019 14:01:27 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1064449

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of per pupil funding in England by his Department in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	223974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has protected the core schools budget overall in real terms since 2010. School funding in England is at its highest ever level, rising to £43.5 billion in 2020. Figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies show that real terms per pupil funding for five to 16 year olds in 2020 will be more than 50% higher than it was in 2000.</p><p>The Department recognises that schools have faced cost pressures in recent years. The Department has announced a strategy (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-excellent-school-resource-management" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-excellent-school-resource-management</a>) setting out the range of support, current and planned, that it is making available to help schools reduce costs. This outlines the extensive support the Department is providing for schools and includes guidance to improve how they buy goods and services.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/02/2019 16:53:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1063950

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the quality of construction apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>New, employer-designed apprenticeship standards are at the centre of our reforms to drive up quality and develop the skills businesses need for the future, in every part of the economy. Standards describe full occupational competence, as agreed by employers, and must include a rigorous and independent end-point assessment.</p><p>In the construction sector, 66 standards have already been approved for delivery and a further 33 are in development by trailblazer groups comprising employers of all sizes.</p><p>The move to standards, together with the minimum 20% off-the-job training rule, has already contributed to a 25% rise in expected apprenticeship training hours. The government has committed to all apprenticeship starts being on standards by the end of the 2019-20 academic year. Frameworks will be withdrawn on 31 July 2020.</p><p>We have also introduced quality assurance in apprenticeship training and assessment at all levels from a range of independent specialist bodies, and strengthened the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers to give employers confidence that apprentices will receive high-quality training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:30:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063951

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on productivity levels of (a) bricklaying, (b) plastering and (c) other core construction apprenticeships after (i) two years and (ii) three years of such apprenticeship training.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Research published in 2015 established that successful achievement of an apprenticeship in construction and building services is associated with an increase in earnings of 11% and 32% at Levels 2 and 3 respectively. This is measured 3 to 5 years after the apprenticeship, and is used as a measure of the increase in productivity.</p><p>The full research paper is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480627/BIS-15-652-FE-analysis-further-disaggregation-employment-and-earnings-returns-by-sector-group.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480627/BIS-15-652-FE-analysis-further-disaggregation-employment-and-earnings-returns-by-sector-group.pdf</a>.</p><p>Information regarding further breakdown of the effect of productivity levels by occupational route is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:29:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063952

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the proportion of Apprenticeship Levy vouchers that are able to be passed down the supply chain to smaller non-Levy paying companies.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	223124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Employers that pay the Apprenticeship Levy can transfer up to 10% of their annual apprenticeship service funds to other employers, including non-levy paying employers. From April 2019, the amount that employers can transfer will increase to 25%.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:28:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1064055

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	223253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 February 2019, the Department for Education employed 6,427 individuals, 209 of which are apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 16:54:41 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1064101

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure the (a) cost-effectiveness and (b) availability of apprenticeships; and what assessment he has made of the level of compliance by schools with the Baker clause.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	223512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Our reforms are making apprenticeships longer and better, with more off-the job training and proper assessment at the end, helping employers to create high quality apprenticeships training that will lead to a more skilled and productive economy. By 2020, funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England will have risen to over £2.5 billion per year, to increase the number of high quality opportunities.</p><p>New apprenticeship standards across all levels are being designed and driven by industry according to their skill needs. There are over 400 apprenticeship standards available, across all levels and in a wide range of occupations, with more in development.</p><p>The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is responsible for advising the Department for Education (DfE) on the appropriate funding band for apprenticeships, to support high quality apprenticeships and provide value for money for employers and government. The funding band represents the maximum government contribution towards the costs of apprenticeship training and assessment, and employers are encouraged to negotiate a price with their provider.</p><p>Information regarding the number of schools that are compliant with the Baker Clause is not held centrally, but the DfE has carried out a survey with the Association of Employment and Learning Providers in June 2018 to find out more about the early impact of the new law. Just over three quarters (76%) of the 75 providers surveyed stated that the duty is being partially complied with in their area. Just under a fifth (19%) said it was not being complied with at all. The remaining 5% said schools in their area are fully compliant. A more recent study by the Institute for Public Policy Research, published on 9 January, found that 70% of providers say that it is difficult to access schools in their area and 31% say that the situation has improved in the last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:26:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke