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903728

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many schools will not receive a cash terms increase in their budget per pupil in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	905261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department are spending record sums on school funding, rising from £41 billion to £42.4 billion this year and £43.5 billion next year.</p><p> </p><p>The national funding formula (NFF) gives every local authority more money for every pupil in every school in 2018-19 and 2019-20. To help in transition to the NFF, local authorities have flexibility on how this funding is distributed in their local area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 905267 question first answered 14/05/2018 16:48:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

903729

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to promote apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	905263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The best promoters of apprenticeships are apprentices themselves and young apprentice ambassadors network play an important role is this. I would also like to commend the work of Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network who’s work makes sure that we reach the widest possible number of people.</p><p>The National Apprenticeship Service promotes apprenticeships by working with schools and works with the largest levy-paying employers to help them grow their programme. We have a number of campaigns including Get in Go far, targeting specific sectors and telemarketing.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/05/2018 17:08:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

903730

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support more pathways from education into employment for young people.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	905264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">We are developing 15 prestigious technical routes that will set a clear pathway through apprenticeships and new flagship T level programmes to skilled employment for young people.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">High quality apprenticeships offer an excellent means of progression for many young people leaving education, giving them the skills valued by employers.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">T levels are classroom based, level 3 study programmes and will provide a distinctive and rigorous technical alternative to A levels. A substantial, high-quality industry placement will be an essential part of each T level giving students the chance to put into practice the technical skills they have learned in the classroom.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Training and qualifications within the technical education routes are being designed and developed by employers - so that students can be confident they are getting the skills that employers need.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The reformed technical routes will ensure we unlock all the talents of young people across the country, no matter where they come from, and support them into strong, rewarding jobs and careers.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We are developing 15 prestigious technical routes to set a clear pathway through apprenticeships and new flagship T levels to skilled employment for young people.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">We are working with employers to design the content for T levels, which will provide in future a distinctive and rigorous technical alternative to A levels.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">But apprenticeships must be of high quality. I am pleased that the move from the old frameworks to the new standards has seen the proportion of these apprenticeships in the number of all starts grow from 3% to 36% since last year.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">Traineeships for those most distant from the labour market are yielding good results. With two thirds progessing to positive destinations and reporting high levels of satifaction (82%). With 84% saying it helped them gain the skills they need.</del></p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/05/2018 17:01:12 question first ministerially corrected 15/05/2018 09:26:10 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton previous answer version 57828 answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

903731

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of the public sector pay cap on the level of recruitment and retention of staff in schools.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	905266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The government’s position is clear; the public sector pay cap is no longer in place and we have adopted a more flexible approach to public sector pay. We have asked the School Teachers’ Review Body to use this flexibility to target the next pay award to promote recruitment and retention.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/05/2018 16:56:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

903732

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many schools will not receive a cash terms increase in their budget per pupil in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Ipswich
tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
uin	905267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department are spending record sums on school funding, rising from £41 billion to £42.4 billion this year and £43.5 billion next year.</p><p> </p><p>The national funding formula (NFF) gives every local authority more money for every pupil in every school in 2018-19 and 2019-20. To help in transition to the NFF, local authorities have flexibility on how this funding is distributed in their local area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 905261 question first answered 14/05/2018 16:48:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

903758

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Bureaucracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he has taken to reduce teacher workload.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	905269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The Workload Challenge identified three key areas driving excess workload: dialogic marking policies; excessive data collection; and lesson planning approaches.</p><p>We have taken steps to address each of these, as well as making a commitment for stability in assessment, qualifications and curriculum reform. This gives our education reforms - that are rasing standards in our schools - time to bed in.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/05/2018 17:00:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

902160

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Cosmetics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to seek to end cosmetic animal testing throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	143238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Defra has no specific policy responsibility for international efforts to end cosmetic testing on animals. The Home Office regulate the use of animals in science in the UK. The Office for Life Sciences has shared the UK’s own experience of introducing a ban on cosmetics testing on animals with other countries, including, most recently, China.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/05/2018 11:41:39 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

901215

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships: South East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that progress is made on the Sussex and East Surrey Sustainability and Transformation Partnership's move to integrated care systems; and what the timetable is for that move.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	142741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>All sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) are at different stages with many not yet ready to apply to become integrated care systems (ICS). Although the requirements for ICS are recognised, and Sussex and East Surrey STP is working on all the desired characteristics in 2018/19, the STP is currently focusing on the key areas of improving system financial and service delivery performance in 2018/19 before making any decision about whether or not to apply to become an ICS.</p><p> </p><p>There is no defined timescale for this as it is a voluntary decision for each STP depending on their own circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 15/05/2018 10:17:41 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

901221

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether non-EU citizens who are spouses of British nationals and exercise free movement rights under the Surinder Singh principle are included in the citizens' rights agreement reached with the EU and will be eligible to apply for the settled status scheme.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	142885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Although not covered by the draft Withdrawal Agreement, it is our intention that family members of UK nationals who have exercised their free movement rights in another EU Member State before returning to the UK prior to the end of the implementation period, as per Surinder Singh case law, will be eligible for the UK’s settled status scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/05/2018 17:00:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

901233

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	City Deals: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the timescale is for the Belfast and Londonderry city deals to become fully operational.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	142780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has set out several public commitments, including in the Budget and in the Confidence and Supply Agreement, to work towards a ‘comprehensive and ambitious’ set of City Deals across Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations have been opened for a Belfast City Regions deal; however, a timetable has not been set to deliver a City Deal for Belfast or for Londonderry. A timetable cannot be agreed until proposals are completed and submitted to Government. Officials from across Whitehall and the Northern Ireland Civil Service have been engaging with partners on their proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/05/2018 10:46:21 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell