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1694138

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of apprenticeships undertaken in artificial intelligence related positions in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	17404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>There were 350 starts on the level 7 Artificial Intelligence Data Specialist standard in the 2022/23 academic year. Data for 2023/24 has not yet been finalised as we are part way through the academic year. Other apprenticeships may also contain elements relating to artificial intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 13/03/2024 14:55:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1676331

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Contact Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Education during the debate on Children in the Care System: Sibling Contact of 4 March 2020, Official Report, column 957, when her Department plans to update the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 to include explicit reference to contact with siblings who are not looked after.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	5803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>Schedule 2 of the Children Act 1989 mandates that local authorities should promote contact between the child and his or her relatives, where this is consistent with the child’s welfare and is reasonably practical. This includes sibling contact.</p><p> </p><p>However, the department agrees that there is an anomaly in the 2010 Care Planning Regulations and recognises that the honourable Member for South Shields has raised this issue in the past.</p><p> </p><p>In <em>‘</em>Stable Homes, Built on Love’, the department committed to a review of all legislation, regulations and standards of care to ensure all children in care receive what they need. Alongside this, the department will review the 2010 care planning regulations.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 13/12/2023 11:10:50 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1650481

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2023 to Question 190584 on Apprentices: Taxation, how many students were studying at Level (a) 3 and (b) 4 and above in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	192570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The data showing apprenticeship participation for the last five academic years is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021/22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advanced apprenticeship (level 3)</p></td><td><p>372,430</p></td><td><p>356,150</p></td><td><p>338,680</p></td><td><p>326,380</p></td><td><p>330,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Higher apprenticeship (level 4 and above)</p></td><td><p>84,240</p></td><td><p>123,950</p></td><td><p>165,510</p></td><td><p>207,860</p></td><td><p>238,820</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>(1) 2017/18 to 2021/22 figures cover full academic years volumes.</p><p>(2) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>(3) Participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.</p><p>(4) Participation at intermediate, advanced, and higher levels is a count of learners that participated at those levels at any point during the year. Learners undertaking more than one course will only appear once at each level but can appear in the count at more than one level.</p><p><br> Further apprenticeship statistics can be found in the ‘Apprenticeships and traineeships statistics’ publication, available at:<a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships" target="_blank"> https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 10/07/2023 13:57:44 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1646381

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the real-terms change to funding for Further Education Colleges has been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	190583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The department does not hold this information, as it does not record or calculate the real terms changes to funding as requested.</p><p>There will be an extra £1.6 billion in 16-19 education by the 2024/25 financial year compared with 2021/22.</p><p>We are making a capital investment in skills over this Spending Review period of over £2.8 billion, to improve the condition of post-16 estate, provide new places in post-16 education, provide specialist equipment and facilities for T Levels, and deliver the commitment to 21 Institutes of Technology across England. This investment will ensure that colleges are able to deliver the skills that local areas need, including in key sectors like biosciences and green energy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 27/06/2023 16:53:34 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1646382

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
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 estimate she has made of the proportion of the Apprenticeship Levy that has been spent on people studying at (a) Level 3 and (b) level 4 and above in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	190584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy is an important part of the government’s reforms to create a high-quality, employer-led apprenticeships system, and it supports employers of all sizes to invest in high-quality apprenticeship training. Employers have developed over 670 apprenticeship standards, including 220 at level 3 and 315 at levels 4 and above, to build the skilled workforces they need.</p><p>There have been over 5.4 million apprenticeship starts in England since 2010.</p><p>The apprenticeships budget in England is used to fund training and assessment for new apprenticeship starts in levy and non-levy paying employers, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers and providers. The department is increasing investment in apprenticeships to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year, and it is encouraging to see that in the 2021/22 financial year, 99.6% of the budget was spent.</p><p>The table below shows the total apprenticeships participation spend in England at level 3 and above from the 2017/18 academic year. This is the total spend for apprenticeships by both levy-paying and non-levy paying employers and includes apprenticeships started in previous years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Apprenticeships participation spend (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Level 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Level 3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Level 4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Level 5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Level 6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Level 7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>622</p></td><td><p>746</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>473</p></td><td><p>885</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>378</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>192</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>953</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>216</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 27/06/2023 16:56:09 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1623358

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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, whether she plans to extend the period of time within which employers can use their apprenticeship levy funds from 24 to 36 months.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	182298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The department is committed to supporting more employers in all sectors to use apprenticeships to develop the skilled workforces they need. The department is committed to supporting more people to benefit from the sustained, high-quality training that apprenticeships offer.</p><p>Levy-payers can spend their levy funds on over 660 apprenticeship standards and the department is encouraging more flexible training models so employers can train their apprentices in the ways that work best for them.</p><p>The department considers that a period of 24 months before levy funds expire gives employers ample time to plan their apprenticeship programmes and create new apprenticeship opportunities.</p><p>The department’s reforms have raised the quality of apprenticeships, giving apprentices confidence that they will receive stretching and sustained training. We continue to support and safeguard apprenticeship quality through several measures, including minimum duration requirements for off-the-job training, provider accountability monitoring, the 12-month minimum period of training, and Ofsted inspection and monitoring visits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 182301 question first answered 27/04/2023 16:43:19 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1623382

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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, whether she plans to take steps to remove the 12-month minimum course requirement for the use of apprenticeship levy money.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	182301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>The department is committed to supporting more employers in all sectors to use apprenticeships to develop the skilled workforces they need. The department is committed to supporting more people to benefit from the sustained, high-quality training that apprenticeships offer.</p><p>Levy-payers can spend their levy funds on over 660 apprenticeship standards and the department is encouraging more flexible training models so employers can train their apprentices in the ways that work best for them.</p><p>The department considers that a period of 24 months before levy funds expire gives employers ample time to plan their apprenticeship programmes and create new apprenticeship opportunities.</p><p>The department’s reforms have raised the quality of apprenticeships, giving apprentices confidence that they will receive stretching and sustained training. We continue to support and safeguard apprenticeship quality through several measures, including minimum duration requirements for off-the-job training, provider accountability monitoring, the 12-month minimum period of training, and Ofsted inspection and monitoring visits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 182298 question first answered 27/04/2023 16:43:19 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1608546

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals: Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to expand Free School Meals to all children with families in receipt of Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	176603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Since 2010, the number of pupils receiving a free school meal (FSM) has increased by more than two million. This increase in provision is due to the introduction of Universal Infant Free School Meals and protections put in place as benefit recipients move across to Universal Credit. Over a third of pupils in England now receive FSM, compared with one in six in 2010.</p><p>The Department believes that the current eligibility threshold level, which enables children in low income households to benefit from FSM, while remaining affordable and deliverable for schools, is the right one. The Department does not have plans to change the current eligibility conditions for FSM, but will continue to keep eligibility under review to ensure that these meals are supporting those who most need them. The Department continues to monitor the consequences of the rising cost of living and is working with other Government Departments to provide support to disadvantaged families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/04/2023 15:34:20 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1568692

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: South Tyneside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money South Tyneside Council has returned to her Department from grants allocated in the last two years as of 19 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	127776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>The total amount of money received through payments made to the Department for Education by South Tyneside Council between 19 January 2021 and 19 January 2023 is £930,310.63.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/01/2023 12:49:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1566937

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform children’s social care.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	903068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department will shortly publish a detailed implementation strategy in response to the Independent Review for Children’s Social Care, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s reviews into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, and the Competition Markets Authority report into children’s social care placements.</p><p>To support delivery, we have set up a National Implementation Board, made up of sector experts and those with experience of leading transformational change, and people with lived experience of the care system.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 16/01/2023 18:16:55 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck