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1129294

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date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to help ensure diversity in students studying STEM subjects at university.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	259218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>Widening access and participation in higher education (HE) is a priority for this government. This means that everyone with the capability to succeed in HE should have the opportunity, regardless of their background, ethnicity, gender, or where they grew up.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Students (as the regulator for higher education in England) has a duty to promote equality of opportunity in relation to access and participation in HE and we expect to see further progress, particularly amongst the most selective institutions.</p><p> </p><p>Overall numbers of students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are rising. The share of students studying science subjects at English HE providers has increased from 41% in 2010/11 to 45% in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>Despite rising STEM student numbers, we are far from complacent. The Department for Education is committed to tackling the gender imbalance in STEM subjects, and has invested in programmes to address female participation, particularly in subjects like computing and physics. This includes the Stimulating Physics Network which has a specific strand focusing on increasing the number of girls studying physics A level. A Gender Balance in Computing Pilot Programme will be launched this year to identify practical interventions that schools can implement to improve girls’ participation in computing.</p><p> </p><p>They are also funding a new £84 million programme to improve computing teaching and participation, and the Advanced Maths Premium which aims to support schools and colleges in tackling some of the financial barriers to increase participation in post-16 maths.</p><p> </p><p>The department is improving careers advice in schools so that young people are aware of the high quality options available for both technical and academic routes into STEM and that they have access to information about the variety of careers that STEM pathways have to offer. STEM activities, including employer talks and work visits, are built into school career programmes and the Careers &amp; Enterprise Company funds opportunities for young people to meet a wide range of STEM employers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/06/2019 15:43:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1129301

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Yoga: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making yoga available as part of the school curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	259452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education recognises the benefits that activities such as yoga and meditation can have on promoting the mental health and wellbeing of pupils and in helping the building of character. The department has no plans to review the national curriculum. It will remain up to schools to decide what specific activities to offer to their pupils.</p><p> </p><p>Schools are free to organise and deliver a diverse and challenging curriculum that suits the needs of all of their pupils. Pupils can participate in yoga as part of the PE curriculum, which is designed to ensure that all pupils develop competence to excel in a broad range of physical activities, are physically active for sustained periods of time and lead healthy and active lives.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 10/06/2019 17:38:47 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1129309

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education: Disclosure of Information
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 whether the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's decision not to identify the participants of trailblazer groups is consistent with his Department's policy on openness and transparency.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259070 259071 259072 259074 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:51:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1129313

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the responses to the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's consultation on the introduction of a five-year pharmacy apprenticeship scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259069 259071 259072 259074 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:51:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1129319

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the names of the organisations which responded to the Institute for Apprenticeship and Technical Education's consultation regarding the introduction of a pharmacy apprenticeship scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259069 259070 259072 259074 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:51:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1129329

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Pharmacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has plans to further engage with employer and employee representatives prior to the development of proposed five-year pharmacy apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	259074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. I have asked its Chief Executive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to the hon. Member for North Durham and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 259069 259070 259071 259072 question first answered 11/06/2019 13:51:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1128436

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Hadlow College
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the insolvency of Hadlow College, what steps he will take to ensure that the education administrator appointed will have a broad knowledge of the further education sector.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	257650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Students are at the heart of the new education administration regime: its primary objective is to avoid or minimise disruption to the studies of existing students.</p><p> </p><p>During the education administration, Hadlow College will continue to operate as usual and communications with students and staff have been a priority. The administrators have led communications with staff, including briefing sessions, a letter to all staff and a meeting with the University and College Union.</p><p> </p><p>We understand from administrators that there are no student representatives other than the student governors. Therefore, in discussion with college management, the administrators have decided to communicate to students mostly through teachers as it was felt that this approach was least disruptive. College staff have been actively encouraged to update and answer questions from their students. The college also wrote to existing students, parents and guardians and prospective students to assure them that classes, exams and enrolments are continuing as normal. Students have been encouraged to submit queries either directly to the college communications team or via their teachers.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, we established a panel of insolvency practitioners to work on further education (FE) insolvencies, following a procurement process which, among other things, looked at FE sector experience. The firm appointed for Hadlow College’s insolvency is BDO, which has experience of the FE sector. Additionally, the administrators can draw on a wide range of other education expertise, including governors and staff at the college, the FE Commissioner’s team and the wider sector.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 257649 question first answered 05/06/2019 15:47:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1128454

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for community learning services.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	257772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>As a department, we are considering adult skills, which includes community learning, as part of the adult education budget and are looking carefully at further education funding. We recognise that some of the key areas of funding have not kept up with costs and we will continue to look carefully at these issues in preparation for the next Spending Review and in light of the recommendations of the Post-18 Review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/06/2019 07:37:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1128538

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the number Education Health and Care Plans required in (a) the UK and (b) Slough constituency.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	257809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Trends in the number of new Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans in England are published in the annual ‘Statements of SEN and EHC plans’ statistical release which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statements-of-sen-and-ehc-plans-england-2018</a>.</p><p>The information is not held centrally, regarding constituency level or the whole of the UK. Figures are collected for each local authority in England.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/06/2019 07:40:27 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1128579

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to introduce the teaching excellence framework by subject level for the 2019-20 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	257651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Dame Shirley Pearce is currently conducting an independent review of the operation of the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF), as required by section 26 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. She has spent several months collecting evidence through a “call for views” and an extensive series of listening sessions and we expect her to report in the summer. Alongside the review, the Office for Students (OfS) has been carrying out the second year of a pilot of subject-level TEF. This will conclude shortly and the OfS will publish its findings. We will await Dame Shirley’s recommendations, and take account of the evidence from the subject-level TEF pilot, before making a decision on the next phase of the TEF.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 257652 question first answered 05/06/2019 12:49:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden