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987749

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date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing transport fee concessions to all assistants of a disabled individual where that individual requires more than one assistant to use public transport.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	179198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>This Government is determined to make sure that disabled people have the same access to transport as everyone else, and that they are able to travel easily, confidently, and without extra cost. The Disabled Persons Railcard entitles disabled people and a carer to a third off their rail fares, and the Government provides around £1 billion of funding each year to enable local authorities in England to provide statutory and discretionary concessions for 9.8 million disabled and older travel pass holders.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are able to offer additional local bus concessions, such as companion passes for disabled people who require assistance to travel. The detail of such further concessions, including the number of carers who can travel at reduced cost, is a matter for local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>In the Inclusive Transport Strategy, published in July 2018, we committed to conduct a review into the eligibility criteria of the Disabled Persons Railcard. This review will examine the issue of the total ticket cost for a disabled person and their carers.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/10/2018 15:54:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

987750

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date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Basic Skills
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 which areas of England have the highest proportion of adults with below average functional (a) numeracy and (b) literacy.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	179199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that more needs to be done to ensure adults in England have the literacy and numeracy skills that they need for life and work. This is why this government provides full funding for adults in England to enable them to develop their literacy and numeracy skills and to secure qualifications from entry level up to GCSE level.</p><p>The Skills for Life Survey, which was published in 2011, estimated the literacy and numeracy knowledge of adults aged 16 to 65 in England. This includes estimates for regions and local authorities. The survey shows estimates of the percentage of the adult population with different levels for these components for England and each region. It can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36520/region-2009-all_1_.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36520/region-2009-all_1_.xlsx</a>.</p><p>According to the survey, adults who have the lowest proportion of literacy and numeracy skills (with a L2 qualification or above) are in London and the North East respectively. However, this does not take into account adults who have English as a second language.</p><p>We are working with a range of sector and research partners to improve the evidence base on the best ways to support adults to secure basic English and maths skills. This includes exploring innovative ways through the Career Learning Pilots.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/10/2018 08:36:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

987899

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support adults without basic literacy skills.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	179202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of English, both in work and everyday life. This is why we provide full funding for adult learners in England to secure English qualifications from entry level to level 2.</p><p>To raise standards of adult literacy, we are reforming English Functional Skills qualifications, which are accessed primarily by adults. This will make sure that these qualifications are more rigorous and better recognised by employers.</p><p>Through the Flexible Learning Fund, we are investing over £11 million to design and test ways of delivering learning more flexibly to adults with low or intermediate skills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/10/2018 08:51:04 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans