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767304

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date	09/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many companies pay the apprenticeship levy in each region of England; and what proportion of revenue from the apprenticeship levy is paid by companies in each region of England.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL1722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the number of companies paying the apprenticeship levy by region or what proportion of revenue from the levy is paid by companies in each region.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeship service data is available as reported to the end of August 2017, which includes the number of accounts registered on the apprenticeship service and the number of commitments made. This information can be found in the attached files as well as through the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017</a>.</p><p>These statistics are published on a monthly basis.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name HL1722 Attachment 1.pdf title HL 1722 Experimental statistics 2 file name HL1722 Attachment 2.xls title HL 1722 Apprenticeship service statistics question first answered 23/10/2017 16:40:29 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

767305

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the apprenticeship levy revenue raised between April and September has been distributed to training providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL1723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Apprenticeship Levy is collected by the Treasury who have allocated a budget for apprenticeships to the Department. Training providers are paid based on the number of learners they train and published funding rates. At the end of the financial year, the Government reports on income including taxation and expenditure in departments’ annual reports, and the Department reports on apprenticeship spending in line with this timetable.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/10/2017 15:26:05 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

767306

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the role of (1) Ofsted, and (2) the Institute for Apprenticeships, in monitoring the quality of apprenticeship training providers under the new apprenticeship levy framework in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL1724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>There are many different organisations, including Ofsted and the Institute for Apprenticeships, involved in assuring various different aspects of the quality of apprenticeships. The responsibilities of each organisation with a role in regulating the apprenticeships system has been published in the Apprenticeship accountability statement.</p><p> </p><p>The Institute for Apprenticeships, a crown non-departmental public body which puts employers at the heart of the apprenticeship system, was formally established on 1 April 2017 to support the quality of apprenticeship standards in England. The Institute for Apprenticeships outlined how it will carry its functions in its operational plan.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the role of Ofsted and the Institute of Apprenticeships, in monitoring the quality of apprenticeship training providers under the new apprenticeship levy framework in England, can be found in the attached document.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/10/2017 16:37:38 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name Hl1724 - Apprenticeship_Accountability_Statement.pdf title Hl1724 - Apprenticeship Accountability Statement
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

767307

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Learndirect
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to seek compensation from Learndirect Ltd for (1) breach of contract, or (2) misuse of public funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL1725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Learndirect Ltd have a wind-down clause within their contract for the Adult Education Budget, which will be terminated in July 2018. Routine audit work will be carried out in Learndirect Ltd during this period as part of the assurance work carried out by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). If this identifies errors in funding claims or breaches of funding regulations, the ESFA will seek an appropriate recovery.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/10/2017 15:29:42 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

767308

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Association of Employment and Learning Providers about the funding allocated to training providers for employers of apprentices who do not pay the apprenticeship levy.
tabling member printed	Lord Fox
uin	HL1726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The timetable for the new non-levy employer apprenticeship procurement was announced by my Rt hon, Friend, the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills and Minister for Women, at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) conference on 26 June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Since then, Minister Milton has had a number of conversations with the AELP on all aspects of apprenticeships policy, including the non-levy employer apprenticeship procurement.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 23/10/2017 16:25:59 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4322 label Biography information for Lord Fox

767327

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount of food waste generated by DfE offices for each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL1745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The amount of waste disposed of by composting or anaerobic digestion over each of the last five years was as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>2012-13: 25 tonnes</li><li>2013-14: 16 tonnes</li><li>2014-15: 24 tonnes</li><li>2015-16: 17 tonnes</li><li>2016-17: 15 tonnes</li></ul><p> </p><p>The majority of this was food waste (which includes inedible waste such as fruit peel and coffee grounds) but also includes other compostable waste such as tissue paper.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 20/10/2017 10:23:50 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

767464

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children under 18-years old were classified as a child in need in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2014-15 because a parent had no recourse to public funds.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	106714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the information requested is not available as the Department for Education does not hold data on whether parents of children in need have access to public funds.</p><p><em><br> </em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2017 17:36:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

767465

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the voluntary guidelines for food in early-years settings highlighted in the Childhood Obesity Plan will be published.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	106650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Example menus and guidance have been developed as part of the delivery of the Childhood Obesity Plan to support early year’s settings in England. This is to provide meals and snacks in line with current government dietary recommendations for infants and children aged six months to four years. The government will publish the menus and guidance in due course. Separate Voluntary Food and Drink Guidelines are already available for early years settings to help them meet the nutritional needs of children aged one to five.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2017 17:39:46 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

767466

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the refreshed school food standards highlighted in the Childhood Obesity Plan will be published; and whether those standards will reflect new requirements on dietary fibre.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	106649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The childhood obesity plan, published in August 2016, mentions that we will update the School Food Standards in light of refreshed government dietary recommendations. We are currently reflecting on the best course of action and further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2017 17:38:06 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

767467

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Assessments: Stress
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to promote safe alleviation of stress for young people in exams times; and whether there are any initiatives that teachers who are worried about pupils can use.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Examinations are, by their very nature, stressful but the Government has already taken steps to reduce the examination burdens upon pupils. At GCSE, we have made examinations linear, with examinations only at the end of the course of study, giving pupils at least two full years of study before they sit external examinations. At A level we have also made the examinations linear with no January assessment window, and have created a new structure that will enable students to study for two full years towards an A level without the need to take an AS level examinations at all.</p><p>In addition, the Department is taking forward various projects to support schools further, including extending a joint training pilot to train mental health leads in schools and specialist services across 1200 more schools and colleges in 20 additional Clinical Commissioning Group areas.</p><p>We are also investing £1.5 million to pilot a range of peer support programmes and approaches for schools, colleges, community groups and online.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/10/2017 16:19:44 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon