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star this property date less than 2018-11-20more like thismore than 2018-11-20
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Department for International Development more like this
star this property answering dept id 20 more like this
star this property answering dept short name International Development more like this
star this property answering dept sort name International Development more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Developing Countries: Trade Promotion more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to promote trade for development. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 193609 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-11-26more like thismore than 2018-11-26
star this property answer text <p>The Department for International Development is working with the Department for International Trade to ensure our trade policy benefits developing countries as well as the UK. We aim to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements with developing countries as we leave the EU, provide support to help countries trade, and explore options to expand our relationships in the future.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2018-11-26T14:18:04.773Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-26T14:18:04.773Z
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star this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
1006906
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Universal Credit: Self-employed more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government has taken in Budget 2018 to support self-employed people in receipt of universal credit. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 191446 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-11-23more like thismore than 2018-11-23
star this property answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-01/187028/" target="_blank">187028</a> on 6 November.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Reading West more like this
star this property answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
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less than 2018-11-23T12:37:08.517Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-23T12:37:08.517Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
984762
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-10-10more like thismore than 2018-10-10
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Department for Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept id 29 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Employment: Young People more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of youth employment since 2010. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 177823 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-10-19more like thismore than 2018-10-19
star this property answer text <p>The youth labour market is performing well, according to data recently released by the independent Office for National Statistics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of 16-24 years olds in employment level is currently 3.833 million (June-August 2018), this is an increase of 120,000 since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The youth unemployment is currently at a new record low of 10.8% - with the number of young people who are unemployed down by over 50% since 2010.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Reading West more like this
star this property answering member printed Alok Sharma more like this
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less than 2018-10-19T08:49:26.95Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-19T08:49:26.95Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma more like this
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4677
star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
1194429
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-05-07more like thismore than 2020-05-07
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Arts: Finance more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 2 May 2019 to Question 247159, what progress has been made on tackling the widespread theft of the UK creative industries intellectual property rights by the pirate network beoutQ. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 45434 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-05-18more like thismore than 2020-05-18
star this property answer text <p>Officials in the Intellectual Property Office work closely with their counterparts in the Department for International Trade work, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on matters relating to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights around the world.</p><p> </p><p>Government Ministers and HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have raised this matter with the Saudi Arabian Government and will continue to make representations about any alleged broadcast infringement activities of UK IP.</p><p> </p><p>We understand broadcasting piracy in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to with the UK creative industries to try to understand the commercial effect of the alleged piracy by beoutQ.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Derby North more like this
star this property answering member printed Amanda Solloway more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 45435 more like this
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less than 2020-05-18T13:17:54.94Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-18T13:17:54.94Z
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star this property label Biography information for Amanda Solloway more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2020-05-11more like thismore than 2020-05-11
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Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept id 201 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Arts: Intellectual Property more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the intellectual property of sports bodies is protected from piracy; what plans he has to investigate the potential commercial effect of the activities of the Saudi-based pirate broadcaster beoutQ on the UK's creative industries; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 45435 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-05-18more like thismore than 2020-05-18
star this property answer text <p>Officials in the Intellectual Property Office work closely with their counterparts in the Department for International Trade work, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on matters relating to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights around the world.</p><p> </p><p>Government Ministers and HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have raised this matter with the Saudi Arabian Government and will continue to make representations about any alleged broadcast infringement activities of UK IP.</p><p> </p><p>We understand broadcasting piracy in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to with the UK creative industries to try to understand the commercial effect of the alleged piracy by beoutQ.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Derby North more like this
star this property answering member printed Amanda Solloway more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 45434 more like this
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less than 2020-05-18T13:17:54.987Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-18T13:17:54.987Z
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star this property label Biography information for Amanda Solloway more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2023-12-19more like thismore than 2023-12-19
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
star this property answering dept id 216 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Science, Innovation and Technology more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Medicine: Research more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps to support the growth of the human-specific technology sector. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 900787 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2024-01-11more like thismore than 2024-01-11
star this property answer text <p>We look forward to the moment when technology will allow the end of all animal testing. In the meantime, we are committed to supporting the growth of technologies that support human-specific research. The UK has a world leading reputation for the delivery of techniques that replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research (3Rs).</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
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less than 2024-01-11T15:39:08.697Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-11T15:39:08.697Z
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star this property label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
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star this property date less than 2020-12-03more like thismore than 2020-12-03
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Department for Transport more like this
star this property answering dept id 27 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Transport more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Transport more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Coastal Areas: South East more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Clacton constituency and (b) deprived coastal areas in the South are included in the Government's levelling up agenda. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 124860 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2020-12-11more like thismore than 2020-12-11
star this property answer text <p>We are committed to levelling up opportunity across the UK – by boosting jobs, wages and prospects for all communities. The government is launching a new Levelling Up Fund worth £4bn for England. This will invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities and will support economic recovery. We will publish more detail on the criteria for assessing bids in the prospectus.</p><p>The Department is also working to implement the findings of the Green Book Review to better reflect the government's strategic objectives in business cases, particularly on levelling up.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Pendle more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrew Stephenson more like this
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less than 2020-12-11T11:50:00.677Zmore like thismore than 2020-12-11T11:50:00.677Z
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star this property label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-03-04more like thismore than 2019-03-04
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Schools: Racial Discrimination more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to encourage anti-racism initiatives in schools. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 228161 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-03-12more like thismore than 2019-03-12
star this property answer text <p>All schools are required to actively promote our shared values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs. Schools are also required to promote equality and respect for others, with particular regard to the protected characteristics. Promotion of these values is part of Ofsted’s inspection framework and the department has published guidance to schools on promoting these important values as part of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.</p><p>In 2016, the department also launched the Educate Against Hate website which provides resources for teachers and school leaders to support their promotion of these values. This includes the department’s Respectful Schools Communities toolkit; a self-review and signposting tool to support schools to develop a whole-school approach which promotes respect and discipline.</p><p>Additionally, subject to the passage of regulations through parliament, schools will be required to teach relationships education to all primary pupils and relationships and sex education to all secondary pupils from September 2020. The focus is on building positive, respectful relationships, including online, and understanding the impact of harmful stereotypes and bullying.</p><p>The department also supports a number of specific initiatives in schools to combat bullying. The department is providing over £2.8 million of funding, between September 2016 and March 2020, to 4 anti-bullying organisations to support schools to tackle bullying. This includes projects targeting bullying of particular groups, such as those who are victims of hate-related bullying, along with a project to report bullying online. These projects contribute towards the government’s Hate Crime Action plan.</p><p>Finally, as part of our commitments in the government’s Integrated Communities Action Plan, the department has funded an expanded national school linking programme. This seeks to encourage meaningful social mixing between different types of schools and foster understanding of those with different backgrounds, faiths and beliefs. Last year, the Linking Network worked with over 400 schools leading to 17,635 pupils taking part in activities supporting integration.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
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less than 2019-03-12T16:59:19.41Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-12T16:59:19.41Z
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star this property label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-06-26more like thismore than 2019-06-26
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading STEM Subjects: Females more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of women taking up careers in STEM. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 269798 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-07-05more like thismore than 2019-07-05
star this property answer text <p>In order to increase the number of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) industries, we are encouraging more girls to take STEM subjects at school, college and university, as well as providing improved careers advice and awareness and working with the STEM sector to champion gender representation.</p><p> </p><p>We announced substantial spending commitments in the Autumn Budget 2017 on maths, digital and technical education. We are funding programmes to increase the take-up of maths, such as the Advanced Maths Premium, and physics, through the Stimulating Physics Network, which has a specific strand focusing on increasing the number of girls in physics A level.</p><p> </p><p>We are supporting better teaching of maths, science and computing in schools, including a new £84 million programme for computing teaching and participation. As part of this investment, we also launched the Gender Balance in Computing pilot programme this year, which aims to identify practical interventions that schools (at all stages, excluding post-16) can implement to improve girls’ participation in computing.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to improving STEM careers advice in schools in the Careers Strategy, including making sure that STEM encounters, such as with employers and apprenticeships, are built into school career programmes by updating school and college statutory guidance. We are also raising awareness of the range of careers that STEM qualifications offer, through programmes such as STEM ambassadors. 44% of these ambassadors are women.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, we are taking steps to work with the sector through apprenticeships and using the employer Apprenticeships Diversity Champions Network, now employing 70 members, to champion gender representation in industries where improvement is needed.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
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less than 2019-07-05T09:25:47.533Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-05T09:25:47.533Z
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star this property label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-05-10more like thismore than 2018-05-10
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
unstar this property hansard heading Apprentices: Low Incomes more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department plans to make low income apprentices with children eligible for the (a) Care to Learn Scheme and (b) Childcare Grant. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
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Giles Watling remove filter
star this property uin 142932 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-05-18more like thismore than 2018-05-18
star this property answer text <p>One of the core principles of an apprenticeship is that it is a paid job with training, allowing apprentices to earn while they learn, and it is treated accordingly in the benefit system. Apprentices are not required to pay for their training or assessment.</p><p> </p><p>A young person on an apprenticeship will receive at least the apprentice national minimum wage, which increased to £3.70 per hour in April 2018. In England, the mean pay for level 2 apprentices is £6.69; the level 2 median pay is £6.35. The mean pay rate for level 3 apprentices is £7.38; the level 3 median pay is £7.10.</p><p> </p><p>We are not currently considering extending the scope of Care to Learn, student financial support including the 16-19 Bursary Fund or the Childcare Grant to apprenticeships as they are classed as paid contractual employment with training.</p><p> </p><p>We are creating an apprenticeship system that is open to a wide range of people. As we continue to reform the apprenticeships system we will keep our funding for apprentices with additional needs under review.</p><p> </p><p>For apprentices claiming benefits in their own right, financial support is available for those on low incomes. Eligible apprentices may be able to claim Universal Credit or Tax Credits to help with living costs. Universal Credit is also an in-work benefit, so claimants in work on low wages, including apprentices under contract, can continue to claim support for housing. Parents of apprentices are not, however, eligible to claim Child Benefit, as apprentices, like other employees, earn a wage.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, an apprentice may be entitled to the usual in-work benefits, such as Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credits. If an apprentice has children, is aged 16 or over and does paid work of at least 16 hours a week then they could qualify for tax credits, unless they are already earning £25,000 per year or more. Statutory Sick Pay is paid on the basis of the level of earnings in the relevant period. Disabled apprentices may be entitled to Access to Work payments to help with any support needed to do their job such as assistive technology or an assistant.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton more like this
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142934 more like this
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less than 2018-05-18T13:52:42.66Zmore like thismore than 2018-05-18T13:52:42.66Z
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star this property label Biography information for Anne Milton more like this
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star this property label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this