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1176341

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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, how much and what proportion of Apprenticeship Levy funding was used to fund qualifications at each education level, in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	12962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy underpins our reforms to raise apprenticeship quality and supports employers to make long-term, sustainable investments in the skills that they need. Income from the levy is used to fund apprenticeships in all employers (both those who pay the levy and those who do not pay the levy).</p><p>The table below provides a breakdown for the financial year 2018-19 and shows spending on new apprenticeship starts since May 2017, following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, in both levy-paying and non-levy paying employers, as well as spending on apprenticeships started before the levy. This is broken down for each level of apprenticeship.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p>2018-19 financial year spend by apprenticeships level in millions of pounds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Levy</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Non- Levy </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Pre-Reform</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£247</p></td><td><p>£236</p></td><td><p>£100</p></td><td><p>£584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£388</p></td><td><p>£253</p></td><td><p>£178</p></td><td><p>£819</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£77</p></td><td><p>£17</p></td><td><p>£10</p></td><td><p>£103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£65</p></td><td><p>£11</p></td><td><p>£11</p></td><td><p>£87</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>£53</p></td><td><p>£5</p></td><td><p>£6</p></td><td><p>£64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>£34</p></td><td><p>£7</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>£40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> £864</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> £528</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> £305</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> £1,697</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Participation spend only as per the 2018/2019 Financial Statements</p><p>*Rounded to the nearest million below the table and below where it says *participation spend only as per the 2018/19 Financial Statements.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 10/02/2020 17:42:37 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1176342

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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, how much and what proportion of Apprenticeship Levy funding has been allocated to non-levy paying employers in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	12963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury allocates a fixed, annual ring-fenced budget for apprenticeships to the Department for Education. The budget is independent of how much levy receipts are each year. The budget is used to fund new apprenticeship starts in levy and non-levy-paying employers and to cover the ongoing training costs of apprentices who are already in training.</p><p>Funding available for levy-paying employers depends on the employers’ levy contributions and how many of their employees live in England. For employers who do not pay the levy, we allocate funding based on our assessment of demand in the system at the time and overall long-term affordability of the programme. However, actual spending on the apprenticeship programme depends on the choices that employers make about the type and number of apprenticeships that they offer to meet their current and future skills needs.</p><p>In 2018-19, £809 million (37%) was allocated to non-levy employers from a total budget of £2,181 million for apprenticeships training.</p><p>In 2019-20, £766 million (32%) was allocated to non-levy employers from a total budget of £2,410 million for apprenticeships training.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 10/02/2020 17:36:12 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1176343

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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, how much and what proportion of funding for apprenticeships was allocated to SMEs in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	12964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy came into force on 6 April 2017, requiring all employers with an annual pay bill of £3 million or more to pay 0.5% of their pay bill to invest in apprenticeship training.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to this, all funding allocations were made directly to training providers with no distinction being made as to the size of the employer they subsequently worked with.</p><p> </p><p>We are therefore unable to provide a breakdown of funding allocated to small and medium employers (SMEs) in the period requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 10/02/2020 16:18:49 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1176389

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Croydon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of pupils eligible to receive pupil premium funding in (a) Croydon North constituency and (b) London Borough of Croydon.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	12890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The pupil premium is additional funding that state-funded schools in England receive to help improve the attainment and wider outcomes of pupils from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds; and also of looked after and previously looked after children.</p><p>Schools are allocated deprivation pupil premium funding based on the number of pupils on roll at the time of the January school census who have been registered for benefits-based free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last six years (known as Ever6 FSM). Schools also receive pupil premium funding at a higher rate (known as pupil premium plus) for pupils who have left local authority care in England and Wales through adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order. Pupils who are in local authority care for one day or more also attract pupil premium plus funding; this is paid to the local authority and managed by the Virtual School Head.</p><p>The Department publishes information annually showing the number of pupils at school, local authority, Parliamentary constituency and national levels who attract the pupil premium to the schools they attend – this is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2019-to-2020</a>.</p><p>The Department does not routinely monitor or publish statistics on the number of pupils who would be eligible for the deprivation pupil premium through having a parent in receipt of benefits that meet the qualifying criteria for FSM, but who do not attract this funding to the schools they attend because they are not registered for FSM.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 12419 12420 12891 question first answered 10/02/2020 16:36:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1176390

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Croydon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of pupils claiming pupil premium funding in (a) Croydon North constituency and (b) London Borough of Croydon.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	12891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The pupil premium is additional funding that state-funded schools in England receive to help improve the attainment and wider outcomes of pupils from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds; and also of looked after and previously looked after children.</p><p>Schools are allocated deprivation pupil premium funding based on the number of pupils on roll at the time of the January school census who have been registered for benefits-based free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last six years (known as Ever6 FSM). Schools also receive pupil premium funding at a higher rate (known as pupil premium plus) for pupils who have left local authority care in England and Wales through adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order. Pupils who are in local authority care for one day or more also attract pupil premium plus funding; this is paid to the local authority and managed by the Virtual School Head.</p><p>The Department publishes information annually showing the number of pupils at school, local authority, Parliamentary constituency and national levels who attract the pupil premium to the schools they attend – this is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium-allocations-and-conditions-of-grant-2019-to-2020</a>.</p><p>The Department does not routinely monitor or publish statistics on the number of pupils who would be eligible for the deprivation pupil premium through having a parent in receipt of benefits that meet the qualifying criteria for FSM, but who do not attract this funding to the schools they attend because they are not registered for FSM.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 12419 12420 12890 question first answered 10/02/2020 16:36:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1176481

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2020 to Question 1755 how many of the 530,000 three and four year olds who are ineligible for 30 hours free childcare due to their parents not meeting the income requirement are (a) in single parent families and (b) in families where parents are in couples.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	13023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>In our response to question 1755, the Department for Education estimated that in January 2019, 530,000 3-4 year-olds were ineligible for 30 hours due to one or both of their parents not meeting the minimum income requirements (more than the equivalent to 16 hours a week at national minimum wage or national living wage which is currently £6,800 a year). This included families where one or both parents chose not to or were unable to work. Information about the exact number of children in each category is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>There is support available for parents with childcare costs outside of the free early education entitlements. For example, eligible families can get help with 85% of their childcare costs through Universal Credit, subject to a monthly limit of £646 for one child or £1108 for two or more children. Further information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get</a>. Families can also get help with the costs of childcare from the Tax Free Childcare scheme.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/02/2020 16:26:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1176498

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to introduce a capital expansion fund for sixth form providers.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	13029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Our ambition is to level up the skills of the entire nation and ensure that post-16 education providers are in a great shape to deliver this. We are considering how best to achieve this ambition and will announce details on future capital funding in due course. This will build on the significant uplift in recurrent funding for 16-19 education which we are putting in place for the 2020/2021 academic year.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 10/02/2020 17:44:30 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1175978

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Exchanges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2020 to Question 9128 on Educational Exchanges, if he will publish the publish his proposals for the potential domestic alternatives.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	12362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>​As I stated in my answer to question 9128, the UK government is preparing for every eventuality and is considering a wide range of options with regard to the future of international exchange and collaboration in education and training, including a potential domestic alternative.</p><p>Now is not the time to set out any more detail on the potential alternatives as we prepare to enter negotiations with the EU. If the appropriate time arises, then we will do so.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 10/02/2020 15:11:54 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1176033

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual maintenance and refurbishment budget is for schools in England; and what plans his Department has to increase that funding to enable schools to invest in zero carbon estates.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	12382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>We have allocated over £7.4 billion in condition funding since 2015 to those responsible for school buildings, to maintain and improve their estate, including £1.4 billion for the financial year 2019-20. We publish these allocations on GOV.UK, and they can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-capital-funding" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-capital-funding</a>.</p><p>In addition, we deliver major building programmes centrally, including the Priority Schools Building Programme, which is rebuilding or refurbishing more than 500 school buildings in the poorest condition.</p><p>We support sustainability through our capital funding and programmes, both to reduce carbon and save schools money on energy. Schools can use their condition funding to invest in improving energy efficiency. Furthermore, interest-free loans for energy efficiency projects in schools have been available through the Government backed Salix Schemes. We are also working in partnership with Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to develop a model of sustainable future schools to deliver an outstanding educational environment using modern methods of construction. More broadly, we are working with colleagues across the Government on carbon reduction and energy efficiency and developing thinking on how future capital programmes can contribute further.</p><p>A full, multi-year spending review is expected to be conducted in 2020, including capital budgets beyond 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/02/2020 16:59:57 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1176040

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sex and Relationship Education: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the training being provided for schools to help them implement statutory Relationships and Sex Education will be fully LGBT-inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	12288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The new subjects of relationships education (for primary age pupils), relationships and sex education (for secondary age pupils) and health education (for all pupils in state-funded schools) will become compulsory in September 2020. Many schools are already teaching aspects of these subjects as part of their sex and relationship education provision or personal, social, health and economic education programme. These subjects are designed to foster respect for others and for difference, educating pupils about healthy relationships.</p><p>The Department is investing in a central programme of support for the new subjects, which is planned to be available to all teachers from spring 2020.</p><p>This support will be accessed through a new online service and will include an implementation guide, which will accompany the statutory guidance, case studies from early adopter schools, and innovative materials to support staff training. The online training modules will also support teachers in developing inclusive teaching, including LGBT-inclusive approaches. The Department is working with a wide range of schools, teachers and expert organisations, including Stonewall, the NSPCC and teaching unions, to develop this support. There will also be training available for teachers through regional networks, offering opportunities to improve subject knowledge and build confidence.</p><p>The Department has also been working closely with over 1,600 schools who are acting on a voluntary basis as early adopters of the new subjects, so that we can support their journey, learn lessons and share good practice amongst all schools.</p><p>The Department will ensure that the central programme and materials supporting implementation of the new subjects are inclusive. We recognise fully the need to disseminate the good practice in teaching about LGBT relationships that is seen in large numbers of our schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 12290 question first answered 10/02/2020 16:43:49 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty