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759673

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Student Loans Company: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full-time equivalent staff there were at the Student Loans Company in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15, (f) 2015-16 and (g) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	10296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The full time equivalent staff employed by the Student Loans Company for the years requested above are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2010 - 1,801</p><p>2011 - 1,857</p><p>2012 - 1,920</p><p>2013 - 2,140</p><p>2014 - 2,367</p><p>2015 - 2,554</p><p>2016 - 2,649</p><p>2017 - 2,787</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/10/2017 10:57:58 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

768045

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will set out further details about the review of university funding announced by the Prime Minister at the Conservative Party Conference.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	106969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Sustainable university funding and student finance are a priority in delivering this government’s objectives on higher education. The government will set out further steps on higher education student financing in due course.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 16/10/2017 16:00:35 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

768046

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Institute for Apprenticeships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the apprentice panel has met the board of the Institute for Apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	106970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Institute for Apprenticeships is an independent body with responsibility for the development and approval of apprenticeship standards. I have therefore asked the Institute to write to the hon. Member for Blackpool South directly. A copy of that response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 16/10/2017 11:27:51 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

768047

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current levels of per pupil funding for students aged 16 to 19.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	106971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We have protected the base rate of funding at £4,000 per student for all types of providers until 2020 to ensure that happens. Extra funding is provided where needed, for example, for students on large academic programmes and for providers to attract, support and retain disadvantaged 16 to 19-year olds. In addition, my Rt hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the Spring Budget a significant investment in technical education for 16-19 year olds, rising to an additional £500 million a year.</p><p>The first £74 million of this investment will be allocated to help institutions build their capacity for the improved work placements that will form part of new T level programmes, from April 2018 to July 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Funding and resourcing beyond 2020 will be considered and agreed as part of the Government’s next spending review.</p><p> </p><p>The post-16 system is performing well and a record proportion of 16 to 18-year olds are now participating in education or apprenticeships. The results in the first of the reformed A levels were released in August this year, with students continuing to achieve effectively against the high standards of the qualification and demonstrating their readiness for the demands of higher education. Overall, A level results this year were stable compared to last year.</p><p> </p><p>A record number of 18-year olds applied to Higher Education this year and the entry rate for English 18-year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds is at a record high.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 16/10/2017 10:50:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

768039

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many learners were enrolled on ESOL courses between the ages of (a) 19 to 25, (b) 26 to 30, (c) 31 to 45, (d) 45 to 54 and (e) over 55 in the years (i) 2009-10, (ii) 2012-13, (iii) 2014-15, (iv) 2015-16 and (v) 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	106972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides participation on English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses by age band in the 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 academic years. All figures use full, final year data except for 2016/17 figures which are provisional.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the 2009/10 academic year are not available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Age Band</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>19 to 25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26 to 30</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 to 45</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46 to 54</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Over 55</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>26,040</p></td><td><p>28,950</p></td><td><p>66,280</p></td><td><p>17,320</p></td><td><p>7,660</p></td><td><p>146,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>21,350</p></td><td><p>24,330</p></td><td><p>60,140</p></td><td><p>16,670</p></td><td><p>8,580</p></td><td><p>131,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>18,460</p></td><td><p>20,860</p></td><td><p>51,620</p></td><td><p>12,930</p></td><td><p>6,720</p></td><td><p>110,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17 (P)</p></td><td><p>18,690</p></td><td><p>21,050</p></td><td><p>54,570</p></td><td><p>13,660</p></td><td><p>6,460</p></td><td><p>114,400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(P) notes that the data are provisional</p><p>All totals are rounded to the nearest hundred</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/10/2017 16:43:47 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

768009

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Opportunity and Integration Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the Government response to the Casey Review.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	106973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>On 5 December 2016, Dame Louise Casey published her independent review of how to boost opportunity and integration in isolated and deprived communities. Since then my Department has been reviewing the available evidence on the main causes of poor integration. In the coming months we will bring forward plans for tackling these issues through a new integration strategy.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/10/2017 16:11:19 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

769776

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Jobcentre Plus: English Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what funding was (a) allocated to Jobcentre Plus for English for Speakers of Other Languages courses in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17 and (b) spent in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	107476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>In 2014 funding of courses for Speakers of Other Languages in England was primarily provided through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Jobcentre Plus which were responsible for making referrals to the most appropriate provision to meet the customer needs. For Scotland and Wales, the Department for Work and Pensions established contracted provision for English Language Requirements in November 2014 with a total value of £14.06m, with anticipated spend of £3.2m in 2014/15, £7.9m in 2015/16 and £2.9m for 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the low numbers of participants using this provision, a review was undertaken in Summer 2015, to consider future commercial viability of these contracts. Following consultation with Jobcentre Plus and providers, Ministers agreed a negotiated early termination of the provision, with no additional costs for DWP. Consequently total expenditure for English Language Requirements was 1.04m over the contract period, spending £87,000 in 2014/15, £625,000 in 2015/16 and £330,000 in 2016/17.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/10/2017 09:37:53 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

769673

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	T-levels: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with service providers and sectoral organisations on the implications of T-levels for the continued provision of Level 2 apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	107477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>On 11 October, we published a T level Action Plan. This makes it clear that T levels will be offered at Level 3, will have the prestige of A levels and will form part of a clear and high quality technical option which supports progression to employment and higher levels of study. In line with Lord Sainsbury’s recommendations, T levels and apprenticeships will together form this new technical education offer, and will act as two different routes to skilled employment.</p><p> </p><p>We have been speaking to all types of providers on the implementation of T levels, including the impact on level 2 provision – to gain their views on how we can best support them to successfully deliver the reforms. Later in 2017 we will hold a public consultation to allow anyone to submit their views.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2017 16:04:22 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

769674

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	T-levels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many organisations and businesses are signed up to deliver T-level work placements from 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	107478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is taking action now to make sure high quality work placements are available when the first T levels go live in September 2020. From April next year, £74million in additional funding will be available to help providers to start building effective relationships with employers to deliver placements from September 2018. We will also be asking employers what additional support they will need to deliver work placements through the public consultation on T levels being launched later this year. Earlier this month we launched a work placement pilot scheme to test different models and approaches to delivering T level placements. We have worked with over 150 employers and providers to design these pilots and we will be working with a range of employers, providers and approximately 2500 students to deliver placements through this pilot this academic year.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2017 16:07:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

769675

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	T-levels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing at the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education for implementation of the T-levels.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	107479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Since its establishment in April 2017, the Institute for Apprenticeships has been responsible for ensuring high quality apprenticeships in England. We expect that its responsibility for T level implementation under the Technical &amp; Further Education Act will be commenced in a phased approach. Resourcing decisions are being considered as part of the Department’s overall implementation programme, and we will ensure that the Institute has sufficient staff to fulfil its new responsibilities as it takes them on.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/10/2017 16:09:26 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden