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1003774

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Basic Skills: Surveys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to conduct a further Skill for Life Survey which was last carried out in 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	189665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of English, maths and digital skills, both in work and everyday life. That is why we will be participating in the next round of The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s second Survey of Adult Skills in 2021 – an international research project that will provide invaluable information about the performance of our national skills system and how it compares internationally. Data will be collected in 2021-22 with publication of the results in 2023. As a result, the department is not currently planning to conduct a further Skills for Life Survey (which was last carried out in 2011).</p><p>The Survey of Adult Skills has very similar coverage to Skills for Life in terms of age (16 – 65), and is a direct measure of adults’ core skills in literacy, numeracy and information and communications technology, triangulated with their qualifications, employment and use of skills both within and outside of work. In addition, the data from the Survey of Adult Skills is internationally comparable, unlike Skills for Life 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/11/2018 17:24:44 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

746996

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Employment: Disadvantaged
	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 implementing the recommendations on devolving accountability and resources to enable the development of local skills strategies that bring employers to areas of the UK with the lowest levels of pay, set out in the Social Mobility Commission report, Time for Change, published in June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	2206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education welcomes the Social Mobility Commission’s latest report and its findings. We have invested in 12 Opportunity Areas to enable local communities, working with businesses, the education sector and Government to identify local solutions to drive up social mobility.</p><p>We want to see the devolution deals agreed with seven Mayoral Combined Authorities and the Mayor of London make significant progress in this area and subject to readiness conditions being met, these will include devolution of the Adult Education Budget.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 07/07/2017 13:19:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

756064

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Sports: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to discuss with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport better representation of women's sport on terrestrial television.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	7318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport is working to raise the profile of women’s sport in the media and encourage more commercial investment into women’s sport. Decisions on content and programming are made independently by broadcasters and editors.</p><p>Since the Olympics in 2012, there has been a notable increase in the coverage of women’s sport on terrestrial television, including the recent UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 broadcast on Channel 4.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office is committed to removing the barriers to equality and undertakes a range of work to help women and girls achieve their potential, including in education and the workplace.</p><p>Ministers meet frequently to discuss a number of issues concerning women’s representation.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 12/09/2017 17:06:13 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

758678

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Unemployment: County Durham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional funding and resources her Department is providing to reduce the number of people not in education, employment and training in (a) Easington constituency and (b) County Durham.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	9555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold a breakdown of this funding.</p><p> </p><p>Allocation of skills funding for people aged 19 and over is available for those who need support to gain sustainable employment wherever they are. Our priorities are apprenticeships, traineeships, English and maths for those who need it and support for the unemployed to get into the labour market. Young people who did not achieve GCSEs or A Level equivalent at school can receive free training up to age 23.</p><p>These priorities are focused on targeting young people ensuring that they are ready for employment or further training.</p><p> </p><p>The government will invest around £7 billion during 2016/17, to ensure there is a place in education or training for every 16 to 19-year old who wants one (including spend on apprenticeships for this age group). Around £540 million of this funding has been allocated to provide extra support specifically for disadvantaged students.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for identifying and supporting 16 to 19-year olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) lies with local authorities. Whilst the government provides the framework and funding to increase participation, responsibility and accountability lies with local authorities. They are responsible for making sure that there is sufficient, suitable education and training provision to meet those needs, and supporting young people to participate.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support and guidance that contributes to reducing the number of 16 to 18-year olds NEET, including independent careers advice in schools and colleges, and access to the 16 to 19 Bursary Fund.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/09/2017 11:45:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

983370

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
	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 Cabinet colleagues on funding for (a) post-16 education (b) skills training and (c) the further education sector after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	176248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The department has had a number of discussions with ministerial colleagues on EU Exit, including on post-16 education and skills. Our reforms, and the funding behind them, will ensure that we have a first-class skills system which can deliver the skills that will enable individuals to thrive as the economy changes. This includes creating high quality apprenticeships, introducing T levels and developing a National Retraining Scheme to give adults the skills that they need in the new economy.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 16/10/2018 15:45:29 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

984463

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press Association of Colleges' release entitled AoC update on college pay, published in July 2018, if he will he take steps to close the £7000 a year pay disparity between teachers working in further education colleges compared with their counterparts in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	177270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The further education (FE) sector – including FE colleges – has a different legal status and relationship to the government when compared with schools. FE colleges are private sector institutions, independent of the government. It is for individual FE employers to agree local pay structures with unions, based on local needs.</p><p>The department values all of our teachers and leaders in FE who change lives for the better. Since 2013, we have invested over £120 million in the FE workforce, including investing in workforce development through the independent Education and Training Foundation (ETF).</p><p>Having enough highly-skilled FE teachers in place to deliver high-quality, work-relevant skills training is essential, particularly for the successful delivery of T Levels and apprenticeships. This is why we have committed up to £20 million to help providers, teachers and leaders prepare to deliver T Levels. This includes launching Taking Teaching Further, a £5 million programme to attract industry professionals to teach in FE.</p><p>FE providers help to make sure people have the skills they need to get on in life, which is why we have protected base rate funding for 16 to 19 year olds until 2020. However, we acknowledge that FE faces cost pressures. This is why the department has been actively engaging with the sector to look closely at how we fund providers to ensure that the system supports sustainable, high-quality education. We will be looking carefully at these issues in the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/10/2018 16:33:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

984730

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to close the £760 per student funding gap identified in the report of October 2018 by London Economics on understanding the funding shortfall in sixth form education.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	177670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The London Economics report on funding in sixth form education for the Sixth Form College Assocation includes an assessment of the cost of widening the curriculum for students. All 16 to 19 providers, including Sixth Form Colleges, have a vital role to play in making sure young people have the skills they need to get on in life, and we are currently considering the efficiency and resilience of the further education sector, and assessing how far existing funding and regulatory structures meet the costs of delivering quality further education.</p><p> </p><p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until 2020 and our commitment to the 16 to 19 sector has contributed to the current record high proportion of 16 and 17 year olds who are participating in education or apprenticeships. However, we are aware of the funding pressures and will continue to look carefully at funding for the sector in preparation for the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/10/2018 16:25:28 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

984733

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the validity of the findings of the Institute for Fiscal Studies 2018 annual report on education spending in England that funding for further education has been reduced more than other areas of education since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	177671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Institute for Fiscal Studies report uses published data on funding and student numbers to derive a trend in real terms expenditure per student. Their report shows that funding for school pupils aged 5 to 16 will be more than 50% higher in real terms per pupil in 2020 than in 2000. The government chose to prioritise pre-16 schooling because that is absolutely fundamental to later learning and achievement.</p><p>We have protected the base rate of funding for 16 to 19 year olds for all types of providers until 2020. Our commitment to the 16 to 19 sector has contributed to the current record high proportion of 16 and 17 year olds who are participating in education or apprenticeships.</p><p>We are investing in the sector to support providers to deliver the new T level qualifications from 2020. This will mean an additional £500 million every year once they are fully rolled out. We recently announced a further £38 million for the first wave of T level providers to invest in equipment and facilities to support the roll-out of T levels.</p><p>We are currently considering the efficiency and resilience of the further education sector and assessing how far existing funding and regulatory structures meet the costs of delivering quality further education.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/10/2018 16:37:49 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris