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93154

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to implement a young person impact assessment for future policy proposals and funding changes.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	210316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2010 the Government gave a commitment to Parliament that it would give due consideration to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when developing new policies and programmes. The Department for Education has undertaken child rights impact assessments in respect of the legislative proposals leading to the Education Act 2011 and the Children and Families Act 2014. We will continue to put this commitment into practice.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Children and Families Act 2014, the Department also introduced a new power for the Office of the Children’s Commissioner to consider the potential effect of government policy proposals and government proposals for legislation on the rights of children.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the new Family Test, announced by the Prime Minister on 18 August 2014, will also mean that every new domestic policy will be examined in terms of its impact on families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 17/10/2014 13:41:03 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91955

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on extending ring-fencing of the five to 16 years schools budget to include funding for young people aged 16 to 18.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The protection given to the 5-16 schools budget up to the end of financial year 2015-16 does not extend to the 16-18 education budget. Decisions about levels of education funding beyond financial year 2015-16 are for the next Government.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 14/10/2014 15:11:35 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91956

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Young People
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 average cost to a family of supporting a young person aged 16 to 18 in full-time education or training.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>My Rt hon. friend, the Secretary of State, has not undertaken such an assessment. However, I can assure the hon. Member that the Government is fully committed to ensuring that all young people, including those from the most disadvantaged families, can continue to participate in further education and training after they leave school. We are investing over £7 billion to fund a place at school or college for every 16- or 17-year-old who wants one. We recognise that some young people need additional help with the costs associated with attending further education or training, and we offer a range of financial support, which is set out here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/browse/education/student-finance" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/browse/education/student-finance</a></p><p>The 16 to 19 Bursary Fund is a key part of our participation strategy to support young people in education and training. It allows schools and colleges to target financial support towards those who need it most. They are free to establish their own eligibility criteria for payments from the Bursary Fund, because they are best placed to identify those students experiencing the greatest financial disadvantages or course-related costs; and because they have the best knowledge of local circumstances and the individual barriers that can prevent young people from participating.</p><p>Feedback gained from institutions and students indicates that the scheme is achieving its aims. The majority of institutions surveyed think the Bursary Fund is having a positive impact on young people’s participation (77%) and engagement in learning (70%). Similarly, more than three-quarters (78%) think it is effective in targeting young people facing the greatest barriers to participation.</p><p>Students have also confirmed their support for the Bursary Fund with the majority of recipients surveyed saying it allows them to cope better (75%), and a third of those saying it is integral to being able to continue in education.</p><p>School and academy sixth forms already have to provide free meals to disadvantaged students who are over 16. From September 2014, free meals will also be available to disadvantaged students taking further education (FE) courses across the whole FE sector, which will provide further support for families. It will also help students with their studies as we know that they perform better when they have access to good-quality, regular meals.</p><p>The support I have outlined above is part of a range of measures implemented by the Department for Education that have contributed to achieving the lowest levels of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) since records began in 1994. This is important because the effects of being NEET are recognised as having a significant financial cost for the families of young people.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 14/10/2014 15:08:12 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

92125

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Adult Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the adult skills budget has been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Adult Skills Budget (ASB) and ASB expenditure for financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 are presented in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Adult Skills Budget (ASB) and Expenditure, 2010-11 to 2014-15</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ASB Budget</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ASB expenditure per the Annual Report &amp; Accounts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2,942,768</p></td><td><p>2,920,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2,677,988</p></td><td><p>2,673,136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2,581,456</p></td><td><p>2,617,064</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2,438,609</p></td><td><p>2,453,231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>2,240,415</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1) ASB expenditure per the Annual Report &amp; Accounts excluding expenditure on Employer Ownership and Growth and Innovation Fund.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2) Although expenditure was above budget in years 2012-13 to 2013-14 on Adult Skills, expenditure overall was within the total programme budget.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3) For 2014-2015 the Annual budget has been provided, expenditure subject to completion of financial year and publication of the Annual Report &amp; Accounts.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 209751 question first answered 15/10/2014 13:27:42 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

92196

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Vocational Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the budget of the employer ownership fund has been in each year since 2011; what proportion of that budget has been spent in each such year; and how many apprenticeship starts have been created in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>Final Approved answer to 21955</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2011 the budget and spend for the employer ownership fund has been:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>12-13 13-14 14-15</p><p> </p><p>Budget £2.2m £16.7m £27.7m</p><p> </p><p>Spend £1.5m £11.4m £22.3m (forecast)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2011 Employer Ownership Pilot Apprenticeship starts have been:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>12-13 13-14</p><p> </p><p>1200 1,500 (**provisional)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>** Full figures for 2013/14 academic year not published until November 2014 – this figure covers the first 9 months of the year academic (August – April).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/10/2014 12:18:47 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles previous answer version 22168 answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

92197

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Adult Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his Department has spent on adult skills in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Adult Skills Budget (ASB) and ASB expenditure for financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15 are presented in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Adult Skills Budget (ASB) and Expenditure, 2010-11 to 2014-15</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ASB Budget</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ASB expenditure per the Annual Report &amp; Accounts</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2,942,768</p></td><td><p>2,920,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2,677,988</p></td><td><p>2,673,136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2,581,456</p></td><td><p>2,617,064</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2,438,609</p></td><td><p>2,453,231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>2,240,415</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1) ASB expenditure per the Annual Report &amp; Accounts excluding expenditure on Employer Ownership and Growth and Innovation Fund.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2) Although expenditure was above budget in years 2012-13 to 2013-14 on Adult Skills, expenditure overall was within the total programme budget.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3) For 2014-2015 the Annual budget has been provided, expenditure subject to completion of financial year and publication of the Annual Report &amp; Accounts.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles grouped question UIN 209797 question first answered 15/10/2014 13:27:41 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91715

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Employment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of young people aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 who have been recorded as being in jobs without training in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The proportion of 16-, 17- and 18-year-olds in employment but not in education or training at the end of each year since 1994 is available in Table 5a of the ‘Main SFR tables and figures’ spreadsheet. This is part of the “Participation in education, training and employment, age 16 to 18” statistical first release, which is published online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-in-education-training-and-employment-age-16-to-18" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-in-education-training-and-employment-age-16-to-18</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/10/2014 13:17:40 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91595

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the average earnings of people aged (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 19 to 24 in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 13/10/2014 08:36:57 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 209151.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Average Earnings
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91615

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of students aged between 16 to 18 unable to participate in education, jobs or training because they are unable to afford the associated transport costs.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not hold this information. However, most young people have access to a discount or concession on local travel from their local transport providers, their local authority, or from their education or training provider. The £180million bursary fund is also available to support young people with the costs associated with attending education or training, and transport is the biggest single area of expenditure for which this fund is used.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/10/2014 10:14:56 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

91629

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of whether the actions and policies of the government of Burma are consistent with the commitments that government made when it signed the declarations on ending sexual violence in conflict.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	209150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the Burmese government’s endorsement of the Declaration of Commitment and attendance at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in June 2014. There have been some positive signs that the Burmese authorities are taking seriously the commitments contained in the Declaration. In his speech at the UN General Assembly in September 2014, Burmese Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin reaffirmed the Government of Burma’s “zero tolerance” policy towards the use of rape and sexual violence in the military. In September, a civilian court in Shan State heard a case involving the alleged rape of a minor by a Burmese soldier. While much more must be done to hold perpetrators of sexual violence to account, this was a step towards accountability for survivors of sexual violence. We continue to encourage the Burmese government to take concrete action, including by strengthening legislation and improving access to justice for survivors. I urged the Burmese government swiftly to create a credible action plan to tackle sexual violence when I met Burmese Deputy Foreign Minister U Thant Kyaw on 13 June. The UK also funds projects to provide women with basic legal skills so they can advise survivors of sexual violence, and workshops to help community leaders and local government staff prevent sexual violence in their communities.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/10/2014 14:28:57 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali