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44354

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/03/2014
	date	20/03/2014
	date tabled	20/03/2014
	ddp created	20/03/2014 21:12:02
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:54:04
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	identifier	193063
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	25/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will take steps to ensure that the contracts for the Building Schools for the Future programme include provisions to ensure prompt payment to small and medium-sized businesses.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193063
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193063
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is coming to a close, with the final schemes moving in to construction. The Government's main programme to address the condition needs of the school estate is the Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP) and the majority of work will be procured using the Education Funding Agency's (EFA) Contractors' Framework, which commenced in November 2013.</p><p>All PSBP procurements carried out by the EFA through this Framework will require the use of project bank accounts (PBAs)</p><p>PBAs differ from traditional construction industry payment arrangements whereby the procuring party under the building contract makes payment to the main contractor, who in turn makes payment down his supply chain. This can lead to delay and cashflow problems for small and medium sized businesses, who typically make up a significant proportion of the supply chain.</p><p>Instead, the procuring party will make payment into a trust account established specifically for the project. The majority of members of the supply chain are nominated as beneficiaries of that trust account, and the building contract requires that payment must be made from the PBA to the supply chain as soon as possible after the PBA is placed in funds, typically within three to four working days (although varying slightly depending on the specific banking arrangements).</p><p>There are a small number of PSBP projects being procured through a private finance route. For these projects, the project agreement does not deal with construction payments as no payment is made until the project is operational. Before that, payments for construction works are made by the single-purpose company (SPC) set up to carry out the project, to its subcontractors, and then down the contractual chain. The SPC's solvency is, in its contracts with first-tier subcontractors, protected by industry-standard provisions with which PBAs are not compatible. We are considering whether more can be done to encourage prompt payment further down the contractual chain.</p> question first answered 25/03/2014 12:00:00
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1143834

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/09/2019
	date	02/09/2019
	date tabled	02/09/2019
	ddp created	02/09/2019 19:04:05
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	02/09/2019 19:21:10 06/09/2019 17:50:02
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	identifier	285222
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/09/2019 17:18:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of apprenticeships in the UK shipbuilding industry.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 285222
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	285222
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Employers are at the heart of government’s reforms on apprenticeships, designing new high-quality apprenticeship standards that meet the needs of their industries.</p><p>There are 116 engineering and manufacturing standards available for employers in the shipbuilding industry to choose from, and a total of 487 standards available across a wide range of sectors from Business and Administration to Health and Science.</p><p>The Engineering Technician standard at Level 3 has been developed by employers, including employers in the defence industry such as BAE Systems, Babcock and the Royal Navy. This includes the following maritime defence pathways: Maritime Electrical Fitter, Maritime Mechanical Fitter, Maritime Fabricator and Maritime Pipeworker. More detail on the standard can be found on the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s website at the following link: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/engineering-technician/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/engineering-technician/</a>.</p><p>Employers in the shipbuilding industry in England can use their apprenticeship levy funds to invest in these new high-quality apprenticeship standards, unlocking the productivity benefits associated with employing apprentices.</p><p>This financial year (2019-20) funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England is over £2.5 billion, double what we spent in 2010-11.</p><p>The National Apprenticeship Service is supporting employers in the shipbuilding industry to develop their apprenticeship programmes. Employers can find out more about apprenticeships at: <a href="https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p> question first answered 06/09/2019 17:18:12
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100797

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2014
	date	23/10/2014
	date tabled	23/10/2014
	ddp created	23/10/2014 20:10:17
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:00:12
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	211793
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	30/10/2014 15:33:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many service children have been recorded in the UK in each year since 2010.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211793
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211793
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The numbers of service children recorded in schools in England since 2010 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Service Children [1] [2]</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>53,850</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>50,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>49,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>48,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>38,110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department for Education is responsible for education in England only and not the whole of the United Kingdom. Information on the devolved administrations; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales is available via their websites.[3]</p><p> </p><p>[1] Data taken from the National Pupil Database, Spring Census data, 2010-2014</p><p>[2] Figures are rounded to the nearest ten</p><p>[3] Northern Ireland: <a href="http://www.deni.gov.uk/index/facts-and-figures-new/education-statistics.htm" target="_blank">www.deni.gov.uk/index/facts-and-figures-new/education-statistics.htm</a></p><p>Scotland: <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education" target="_blank">www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education</a></p><p>Wales: <a href="http://www.wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/?lang=en" target="_blank">www.wales.gov.uk/topics/statistics/?lang=en</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 30/10/2014 15:33:14
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828674

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/01/2018
	date	23/01/2018
	date tabled	23/01/2018
	ddp created	23/01/2018 21:33:58
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	23/01/2018 21:48:12 29/01/2018 18:16:24
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Carillion
	house id	1
	identifier	124331
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/01/2018 17:44:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how often Carillion was stress-tested by his Department; when the last such stress test was carried out; and what the results of that stress test were.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 124331
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	124331
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department reviews the financial standing of suppliers before awarding contracts; as part of the qualification process for places on our supply frameworks; and as part of ongoing contract management arrangements, in line with Cabinet Office guidance. The Cabinet Office manages relationships with Strategic Suppliers, monitoring their performance and financial health on a cross-Government basis, through its Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy.</p><p>The Department has been working closely with the Cabinet Office to monitor the situation with Carillion since profit warnings were first issued last July. Our priority has been to ensure schools can continue to operate as usual.</p><p>Local authorities and academy trusts are responsible for their own contracts. We have worked with local authorities and academy trusts to make sure they have contingency plans in place and that these are being actioned, where required. We are continuing to monitor developments and provide support where it is needed to help minimise any disruption.</p> question first answered 29/01/2018 17:44:31
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228299

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/03/2015
	date	18/03/2015
	date tabled	18/03/2015
	ddp created	18/03/2015 22:50:57
	ddp modified	23/03/2015 12:37:02
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
	house id	1
	identifier	228293
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/03/2015 12:05:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many participants in the Troops to Teachers programme have (a) not completed training and (b) dropped out on completion of training.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 228293
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228293
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Troops to Teachers participants are still undertaking their training. The first cohort of trainees began the two year programme in January 2014 and are due to complete their training in December 2015. The second cohort began in September 2015 and will complete their training in August 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A total of nine trainees have withdrawn from the programme, from across both cohorts.</p><p> </p> question first answered 23/03/2015 12:05:04
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228300

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/03/2015
	date	18/03/2015
	date tabled	18/03/2015
	ddp created	18/03/2015 22:50:58
	ddp modified	23/03/2015 12:38:03
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
	house id	1
	identifier	228294
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/03/2015 12:06:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) women and (b) BAME people there are in previous cohorts of the Troops to Teachers programme; and what proportion of people in each such category formed the overall participants.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 228294
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228294
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>There are two cohorts of trainees on the Troops to Teachers programme. There are 8 female trainees in the first cohort and 12 in the second cohort. This is just under a quarter (24%) of the total participants across both cohorts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No trainees have declared themselves as Black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME).</p> question first answered 23/03/2015 12:06:06
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228301

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/03/2015
	date	18/03/2015
	date tabled	18/03/2015
	ddp created	18/03/2015 22:50:58
	ddp modified	23/03/2015 12:38:02
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Veterans
	house id	1
	identifier	228295
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/03/2015 12:06:48
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average number of months was that recruits in previous cohorts served in the Troops to Teachers programme.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 228295
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228295
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The first Troops to Teachers participants are still undertaking their training. The first cohort began training in January 2014, so all of the current trainees have served 14 months on the programme. The second cohort started training in September 2015, therefore current trainees have served 6 months on the programme.</p><p> </p> question first answered 23/03/2015 12:06:48
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1007860

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	15/11/2018
	date tabled	15/11/2018
	ddp created	15/11/2018 19:13:58
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	15/11/2018 19:19:53 22/11/2018 15:34:01
	hansard heading	Training: Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	191888
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/11/2018 15:02:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 17 paragraph 2 of HM Government publication The Strategy For Our Veterans, published in November 2018, what steps he is taking to ensure that veterans enter appropriate employment and can continue to enhance their careers throughout their working lives; and what amount of funding he has allocated to the 2028 outcome.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 191888
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	191888
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We have put in place a number of policies which will enable adults, including veterans, to access training to either help them into employment or to develop their careers whilst in employment.</p><p>Our reforms to apprenticeships will provide people of all ages with access to top quality training and career prospects. In addition, the government-funded and government-supported careers offer includes the National Careers Service, which offers free careers information, advice and guidance to both young people and adults.</p><p>The National Retraining Scheme, which was announced in the 2017 Autumn Budget, is an ambitious and far-reaching programme to drive adult retraining. The scheme will help those who are most at risk and in precarious employment to gain the skills they need to thrive as the economy changes. My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer recently announced £100 million of new government funding, which will allow the roll-out of initial elements of the National Retraining Scheme from next year, and for the continued testing and development of the scheme.</p><p>We are also funding specific schemes which provide training for veterans to become further education teachers or school teachers. Further Forces recruits and trains service leavers to teach science, engineering and technology in further education. There are currently around 100 service leavers engaged in the programme, which is delivered by the Education and Training Foundation. In 2017, additional funding of £900,000 over two years was made available to expand the programme by up to 100 further places.</p><p>For teaching in schools, the Troops to Teachers bursary is worth a total of £40,000 over two years and will help ex-servicemen and women make the transition to the classroom. It is available to veterans who study for an undergraduate degree with Qualified Teacher Status in England in a priority subject.</p><p>This is in addition to the work that the Ministry of Defence undertakes to help veterans into work and new careers.</p> question first answered 22/11/2018 15:02:22
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176401

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/02/2015
	date	28/01/2015
	date tabled	28/01/2015
	ddp created	28/01/2015 23:31:49
	ddp modified	09/02/2015 01:27:14
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Communication
	house id	1
	identifier	222585
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/02/2015 10:27:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's communications budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 222585
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	222585
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department for Education has very significantly reduced the cost of its communications since 2010. The Department coordinates communications activities centrally to ensure they are focused and effective, using low-cost campaigns whenever practical. Paid-for marketing has been used to support several important campaigns including: encouraging people to come forward as adopters and foster parents; encouraging parents to take up the extension of free childcare to two-year-olds; and the Your Life campaign to ensure young adults acquire knowledge in maths and science.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have a specific budget solely for advertising, which is included within the total communications spending below.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s total communications spending for each requested financial year is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£36,746,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£28,639,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7,163,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£3,683,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£3,658,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 04/02/2015 10:27:18
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176402

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/02/2015
	date	28/01/2015
	date tabled	28/01/2015
	ddp created	28/01/2015 23:31:50
	ddp modified	09/02/2015 01:27:21
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Advertising
	house id	1
	identifier	222571
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/02/2015 10:27:16
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's advertising budget was in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 222571
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	222571
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Department for Education has very significantly reduced the cost of its communications since 2010. The Department coordinates communications activities centrally to ensure they are focused and effective, using low-cost campaigns whenever practical. Paid-for marketing has been used to support several important campaigns including: encouraging people to come forward as adopters and foster parents; encouraging parents to take up the extension of free childcare to two-year-olds; and the Your Life campaign to ensure young adults acquire knowledge in maths and science.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have a specific budget solely for advertising, which is included within the total communications spending below.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s total communications spending for each requested financial year is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£36,746,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£28,639,860</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£7,163,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£3,683,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£3,658,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 04/02/2015 10:27:16
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