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1259522

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date	09/12/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in the Scotland Office.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	909881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland does not employ staff directly; all staff that join - including apprentices - do so on an assignment, loan, or secondment from other Government bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The Office remains committed to apprenticeships as part of a modern employment route into the Civil Service and across the wider economy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 09/12/2020 13:24:35 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1259171

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to update the Department for Education strategy 2015-2020: world-class education and care this calendar year.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	126834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department will set out its strategy in its forthcoming Outcome Delivery Plan, to be published by the Cabinet Office in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/12/2020 14:52:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1258336

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department took to estimate private device ownership to inform its allocation of devices to support disadvantaged children in the 2020-21 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	124721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department has based allocations on estimates of children in years 3 to 11 without a device. The Department used data on the number of pupils eligible for free school meals, which was effectively equivalent to the estimate of children without private devices, and external estimates of the number of devices that schools already own.</p><p>Schools, local authorities and academy trusts can request additional devices if their allocation from the Department does not meet their needs. These requests can be submitted to <a href="mailto:covid.technology@educationg.gov.uk" target="_blank">covid.technology@educationg.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/12/2020 14:01:00 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1257465

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Apprentices: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with (a) the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) Cabinet colleagues on increasing the number of apprenticeships in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	909547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>We want Northern Ireland not only to recover, but to prosper, and - to do that - Northern Ireland needs a skilled and productive workforce. This Government recognises, and I know my hon Friend is a champion of the huge benefit of, apprenticeships in helping young people into employment and employers to invest in skills. I have been struck on my visits to Northern Ireland businesses how many already value apprenticeships as a means to recruit and foster new talent.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships are devolved in Northern Ireland and I welcome the steps that the Executive have taken through the Apprenticeship Recovery Package to help the apprenticeship system respond to the impact of the pandemic. I look forward to seeing how they will build on this as they work to maximise the potential of apprenticeships in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 02/12/2020 17:11:30 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1257606

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils did not achieve a grade 4 or above in GCSE English in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	124164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4[1] who achieved the English and maths pillars of the English Baccalaureate[2]<sup>,</sup>[3]. The attached table shows the percentage of pupils who did not achieve Ebacc pillars for English and Maths for each of the last 3 years.</p><p>The cancellation of the summer 2020 GCSE exams and the substantially changed method for awarding GCSE grades has impacted greatly on the results. Comparisons with earlier years are not recommended for the purposes of measuring changes in underlying pupil performance.</p><p>[1] Pupils are identified as being at the end of key stage 4 if they were on roll at the school and in year 11 at the time of the January school census for that year. Age is calculated as at 31 August for that year, and the majority of pupils at the end of key stage 4 were age 15 at the start of the academic year. Some pupils may complete this key stage in an earlier or later year group.</p><p>[2] All State-funded schools include local authority maintained mainstream schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14 to 16 year-olds and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. Alternative provision includes academy and free school alternative provision.</p><p>[3] Link to published data: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-4-performance-revised" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-4-performance-revised</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 124165 question first answered 07/12/2020 16:04:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 124164 124165_table_showing_proportion_of_students_not_achieving_English_and_Maths_Ebacc.pdf title 124164 124165 table
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1257607

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCSE: Mathematics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of pupils did not achieve a grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	124165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department publishes the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4[1] who achieved the English and maths pillars of the English Baccalaureate[2]<sup>,</sup>[3]. The attached table shows the percentage of pupils who did not achieve Ebacc pillars for English and Maths for each of the last 3 years.</p><p>The cancellation of the summer 2020 GCSE exams and the substantially changed method for awarding GCSE grades has impacted greatly on the results. Comparisons with earlier years are not recommended for the purposes of measuring changes in underlying pupil performance.</p><p>[1] Pupils are identified as being at the end of key stage 4 if they were on roll at the school and in year 11 at the time of the January school census for that year. Age is calculated as at 31 August for that year, and the majority of pupils at the end of key stage 4 were age 15 at the start of the academic year. Some pupils may complete this key stage in an earlier or later year group.</p><p>[2] All State-funded schools include local authority maintained mainstream schools, academies, free schools, city technology colleges, further education colleges with provision for 14 to 16 year-olds and state-funded special schools. They exclude independent schools, independent special schools, non-maintained special schools, hospital schools, pupil referral units and alternative provision. Alternative provision includes academy and free school alternative provision.</p><p>[3] Link to published data: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-4-performance-revised" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/key-stage-4-performance-revised</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 124164 question first answered 07/12/2020 16:04:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 124164 124165_table_showing_proportion_of_students_not_achieving_English_and_Maths_Ebacc.pdf title 124164 124165 table
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1257752

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices and Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with (a) UCAS and (b) the Institute for Apprenticeships on the reform of the Higher Education admissions process to boost apprenticeships and Further Education.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	124166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Our government manifesto committed to “improve the application and offer system” in a way that is &quot;underpinned by a commitment to fairness, quality of learning and teaching, and access&quot;.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has announced his intention to consult widely on the options for reforming the university admissions system in favour of a post qualification admissions system.</p><p>The consultation process will give bodies such as UCAS and the Institute for Apprenticeships ample opportunity to make their views heard, along with other bodies from across the educational sector that could potentially be affected. A post-qualification admissions system would aim to make university admissions more transparent and to better help students make the choices that are right for them, from the full range of opportunities available in both the higher education and further education sectors.</p><p>We have introduced legislation designed to increase the number of opportunities for young people to meet providers and find out more information about technical options. The Baker Clause requires all maintained schools and academies to publish a policy statement setting out opportunities for providers of technical education and apprenticeships to visit schools to talk to all year 8 to 13 pupils and to make sure the statement is followed.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 14/12/2020 16:55:53 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1256257

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
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	Mental Health Services: Young People
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 his Department is taking to support youth mental health services.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	121832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to achieving our NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for service transformation and expansion, backed by investment of £2.3 billion a year to mental health services by 2023/24. The investment will mean that, by 2023/24, an extra 345,000 children and young people aged 0-25 years old will be able to access mental health support via National Health Service-funded mental health services and school- or college-based mental health support teams, if they need them.</p><p>Through the Long Term Plan, we will extend current service models to create a comprehensive offer for 0-25 year olds that reaches across mental health services for children, young people and adults. The new model will deliver an integrated approach across health, social care, education and the voluntary sector, such as the evidenced-based ‘iThrive’ operating model which currently covers around 47% of the 0-18 year old population and can be expanded to 25 year olds.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 08/12/2020 09:29:30 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 66170 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1255365

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Care Homes: Harlow
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 his Department is taking to ensure that care homes in Harlow will receive rapid covid-19 tests.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	120850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>All care homes, including those in Harlow, have access to lateral flow device kits and received deliveries in December and January and can now order their own kits.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 25/02/2021 15:42:16 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 65360 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1254896

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Port of Felixstowe: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to urgently help resolve the delays at Felixstowe port.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	120033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Officials and I have actively engaged with the Port of Felixstowe, the port sector, and wider freight sectors, to understand the challenge of a global peak in container traffic, and the steps they are taking to address the demand surge impacts in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor the situation, including convening a meeting of all relevant freight trade associations, to encourage all parties to work collaboratively to take the steps needed to resolve any remaining challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 30/11/2020 16:30:26 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon