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registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-05-22
answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Housing, Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Islamophobia more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to address Islamophobia in the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 257527 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-06more like thismore than 2019-06-06
answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned at hatred directed against British Muslims and others because of their faith or heritage. This is utterly unacceptable and does not reflect the values of our country.</p><p>This Government has done more than any other to tackle Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred. In early March 2019, the Communities Secretary and Home Secretary chaired a high-level roundtable discussion on Islamophobia to hear directly from communities about their concerns. In addition, the Cross-Government Working Group to Tackle Anti-Muslim Hatred plays a critical role as the Government’s main forum for discussing issues of concern around Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred.</p><p>Alongside, we have supported Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks) with over £2.5 million between 2016 and 2020 to monitor and combat anti-Muslim hatred. We have committed £1.6 million for the Places of Worship Security Grant this year, and a further £5 million over three years to support security training for places of worship.</p><p>To agree a formal definition of Islamophobia the government will be appointing two advisers, building on the important work already undertaken by the Anti Muslim Hatred Working Group.</p>
answering member constituency South Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-06T15:19:16.74Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-06T15:19:16.74Z
answering member
4053
label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1127521
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-20more like thismore than 2019-05-20
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Education: ICT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the new EdTech Leadership Group will be convened; and how the leadership group will be selected. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 256262 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-24more like thismore than 2019-05-24
answer text <p>The EdTech Leadership Group is due to convene for the first time before summer recess.</p><p>Members of the group have been selected on the basis of their experience and ability to influence either the education technology industry or the education sector to further the aims of the Government’s education technology strategy. Members were also selected to ensure a balance of experience between the technology industry and education sectors (ensuring representation across different age-phases of education).</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton more like this
answering member printed Nick Gibb more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-24T15:53:59.737Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-24T15:53:59.737Z
answering member
111
label Biography information for Nick Gibb more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1126908
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Sudan: Demonstrations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether British diplomats received a warning not to attend protests in the days before protesters in Khartoum were violently attacked on 13 May 2019. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 254810 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-20more like thismore than 2019-05-20
answer text <p>On Sunday 12 May our Ambassador to Khartoum, alongside a group of Western Heads of Mission including the American Chargé and Head of the Delegation of the EU to Sudan, were summoned to the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and requested by the Sudanese authorities to avoid visits to the site of the protests due to safety concerns in the area. Our Embassy in Khartoum is in close proximity to the sit-in area. There was violence in this area during the evenings of the 13 May and 15 May.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Harriett Baldwin more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-20T15:15:28.363Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-20T15:15:28.363Z
answering member
4107
label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1126926
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-15more like thismore than 2019-05-15
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Electronic Training Aids more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2019 to Question 249947, whether the Government has plans to bring forward legislation to ban the use of electronic shock collars by mid-July. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 254811 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-22more like thismore than 2019-05-22
answer text <p>The necessary legislation needed to prohibit the use of remote controlled hand-held electronic training collars for dogs, will be laid before Parliament in due course. Timings for this legislation will be announced in the normal way.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-22T16:13:17.66Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-22T16:13:17.66Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1124191
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-01more like thismore than 2019-05-01
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Electronic Training Aids more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to bring forward legislation to ban the use of electronic shock collars. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 249947 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-13more like thismore than 2019-05-13
answer text <p>The Government will introduce the necessary legislation in due course.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Macclesfield more like this
answering member printed David Rutley more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-13T16:54:49.117Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-13T16:54:49.117Z
answering member
4033
label Biography information for David Rutley more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1123407
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-26more like thismore than 2019-04-26
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Apprentices: Taxation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the National Audit Office report, The apprenticeships programme, published on 6 March 2019, HC 1987, what assessment he has made of the future financial sustainability of the apprenticeship levy; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 248020 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-07more like thismore than 2019-05-07
answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy is collected by HM Revenue and Customs from all UK employers with a pay bill above £3 million.</p><p>Separately, HM Treasury have set the Department for Education a budget for apprenticeships in England for the current Spending Review period (to 2019-20). This budget is distinct from the levy and is not dependent on receipts from the levy. This budget is used to fund new apprenticeship starts for both levy and non-levy paying employers and must also cover the ongoing costs of apprentices that are already in training<em>. </em></p><p>In 2019-20 funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England is over £2.5 billion, double what was spent in 2010-11.</p><p>Currently, we expect to remain within budget in this spending review period to the end of the 2019-20 financial year. A detailed breakdown of spending for 2018-19 will be published in the Education and Skills Funding Agency Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The level of funding for the apprenticeship programme beyond 2019-20 will be determined by the forthcoming Spending Review.</p>
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
grouped question UIN 248037 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-07T10:56:27.943Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-07T10:56:27.943Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1123408
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-26more like thismore than 2019-04-26
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Apprentices: Taxation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 243426, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of levy funds in employers’ accounts that will (a) expire and (b) be spent on apprenticeships before they expire; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 248021 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-07more like thismore than 2019-05-07
answer text <p>Levy-paying employers have up to 24 months from the point at which funds enter their account to spend the funds available. The 24 month expiry period is designed to give employers time to develop their apprenticeship programmes whilst encouraging employers to take action to create new apprenticeship opportunities. Funds will only expire on a month by month basis from May 2019 if an employer has spent less on apprenticeship training and assessment in the past 2 years than the amount that went into their account in May 2017.</p><p>We do not anticipate that all levy-payers will use all the funds in their accounts, though they are able to. Income from the levy is used to fund apprenticeship training for both levy paying and non-levy paying employers.</p><p>Levy-paying employers are now able to transfer up to 25% of the annual value of their levy funds to other employers.</p><p>In May 2019, the 24-month expiry date will be reached for the earliest declared levy funds. We forecast that when the first ‘expiry’ period arrives in May, approximately £12 million pounds will remain unspent, representing 9% of the total levy funding that employers collectively paid in April 2017.</p>
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-07T09:23:33.4Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-07T09:23:33.4Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1123409
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-26more like thismore than 2019-04-26
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Apprentices: Taxation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many apprenticeships there are in non-levy paying businesses; what other Government programmes will be funded by expired apprenticeship levy funds; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 248022 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-07more like thismore than 2019-05-07
answer text <p>In the first half of 2018/19 academic year there have been 214,200 apprenticeship starts reported to date. Of these, 105,700 (49%) starts have been directly supported by funds from levy payer’s apprenticeship service accounts. There have also been 108,500 (51%) starts which have not been supported directly by levy funds, and the majority of these starts will be with non levy-paying employers.</p><p>We publish data on apprenticeship starts on a monthly basis at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/further-education-and-skills-statistical-first-release-sfr</a>.</p><p>In the 2019-20 financial year, the annual funding allocated to the Department for Education for apprenticeships in England is over £2.5 billion. This funding is distinct from levy receipts and is used to fund new apprenticeship starts for both levy and non-levy paying employers, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices that are already in training. It is therefore not possible to provide data on how many apprenticeship starts have been funded by unspent employer levy funds as all apprenticeship starts are funded from the Department for Education’s budget. At present, there are no plans to spend expired levy funds on programmes other than apprenticeships.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
grouped question UIN 248027 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-07T11:02:42.53Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-07T11:02:42.53Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1123410
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-26more like thismore than 2019-04-26
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Apprentices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has received representations from employers on the effect of the 20 per cent off-the-job training standard on delivering apprenticeships. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 248023 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-07more like thismore than 2019-05-07
answer text <p>The requirement for a minimum of 20% off-the-job training is an important quality requirement and one of the core, longstanding principles of an apprenticeship.</p><p>We work with employer representative bodies to ensure policy and funding rules are well understood and to gain insight into how apprenticeships are being delivered. There are a number of employers represented on our Apprenticeships Stakeholder Board where the off-the-job training has been discussed. The effect of the 20% off-the-job training standard is frequently raised with me when I meet businesses.</p><p>We have recently issued updated off-the-job training guidance and products to support employers, training providers and apprentices to understand what good off-the-job training looks like and the benefits of it. These were developed in response to employer feedback and were tested with stakeholders prior to publication.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-07T15:28:21.43Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-07T15:28:21.43Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this
1123411
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-26more like thismore than 2019-04-26
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Apprentices: Taxation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2019 to Question 243426 on apprenticeships: Taxation, what steps his Department is taking to increase the amount of apprenticeship levy funds that employers are using; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Scunthorpe more like this
tabling member printed
Nic Dakin remove filter
uin 248024 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-07more like thismore than 2019-05-07
answer text <p>We continue to work with levy-paying employers to make sure that they can make the most of the opportunities that our reforms present, and we’ve responded to their feedback. In April 2019, we increased the amount that levy-payers can transfer to smaller employers or other organisations from 10 to 25% of their funds each year, helping them use their levy funds to support apprenticeship starts in their supply chain or meet local skills shortages.</p><p>The number of employer-designed apprenticeship standards available now stands at 440, giving employers more choice than ever and allowing them to spend their levy funds to develop the skills they need.</p><p>Since April 2016, we have provided ongoing face-to-face support for over 1,100 of the largest levy-paying employers through our national account managers. Since April 2018, we have extended support over the phone to a further 3,500 large levy-paying employers. Our support focuses on helping these businesses to build large-scale, high-quality programmes that deliver a return on their investment.</p><p>We have also led a major awareness-raising campaign among the remaining levy-paying employers, raising awareness of the opportunity to utilise their investment and helping them understand how to use transfers.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Guildford more like this
answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-07T15:26:59.803Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-07T15:26:59.803Z
answering member
1523
label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
tabling member
4056
label Biography information for Nic Dakin more like this