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1685795

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Higher Education
	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 trends in the uptake of STEM subjects studied at universities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	11995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on student enrolments across all UK higher education (HE) providers. This includes data on full person equivalents (FPE) enrolled in different subject areas, categorised using the HE coding of subjects (HECoS) system. Counts of enrolments across all science subjects from 2019/20 to 2021/22 are published in Table 52 of HESA’s Student Data at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-52" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-52</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HESA developed the HECoS system to replace the Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) from the 2019/20 academic year onwards. Counts of enrolments across all science subjects from 2014/15 to 2018/19 are still available and published in Table 22 of HESA’s Student Data at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-22" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-22</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Due to the change in subject classification system, figures for 2018/19 and earlier are not directly comparable with more recent years. Caution is therefore advised when interpreting data over a longer time series. For more information on JACS and HECoS see: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/hecos" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/hecos</a>.</p><p> </p><p>More recent data on acceptances by subject to full-time undergraduate courses for the 2023 admissions cycle is available from UCAS here: <a href="https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-end-cycle-data-resources-2023" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/data-and-analysis/undergraduate-statistics-and-reports/ucas-undergraduate-end-cycle-data-resources-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/02/2024 17:15:52 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1671539

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the apprenticeship levy on the uptake of apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>Since 2010, there have been over 5.5 million apprenticeship starts. During that time, the department has built a new skills system from the ground up which better meets the needs of employers and apprentices today.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy was introduced in 2017 to incentivise larger businesses to develop and invest in their own apprenticeship programmes whilst ensuring the availability of funding for smaller employers wanting to offer apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>There have been over 2.2 million apprenticeship starts in employers of all sizes across England since the levy was introduced. There are now over 680 high quality standards available from entry level right through to masters level, with over 5,000 employers involved in their development. There is now a much broader range of apprenticeships than ever before in occupations such as architect, cyber security, and nursing, in addition to traditional occupations like bricklayer, plumber, or hairdresser.</p><p> </p><p>More apprentices are now taking higher level subjects linked to higher paid jobs in key areas. Starts on higher apprenticeships at Level 4 and above have more than doubled, from 48,150 in the 2017/18 academic year to 106,360 in the 2021/22 academic year. The department has also seen year-on-year growth of degree level apprenticeships with almost 196,000 starts since their introduction in 2014. The department is providing an additional £40 million over the next two years to support degree apprenticeship providers to expand and help more people access them.</p><p> </p><p>The apprenticeship levy has enabled the government to increase investment in the apprenticeships system in England, reaching £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year. In the past two financial years, on average 98% of the English apprenticeship budget was spent showing strong demand by employers for high quality apprenticeships training. Large employers can use their levy contributions to fund apprenticeships in their own business, or they can transfer their funds to other businesses in their supply chain, sector or region. Funds that levy payers do not draw on are used to fund apprenticeship training in small and medium sized businesses which allows employers of all sizes to benefit from training apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 28/11/2023 13:05:02 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1659540

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the higher education sector on the availability of university places for domestic students.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	198708
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK higher education (HE) system is amongst the best in the world. Attracting the brightest students internationally is good for our universities and delivers growth at home.</p><p>Domestic students continue to make up the vast majority of overall undergraduate students within UK universities. The proportion of international acceptances on results day this year was 12.3%, having been 14.7% at the same point in 2019.</p><p>This year on A level and T level Results Day, 186,710 English-domiciled 18-year-olds were accepted to HE providers in England compared to 162,680 in 2019.</p><p>Ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to access a world class education remains a top priority and is fundamental to the department’s ambition to level-up skills, growth, and economic opportunity across the country.</p><p>As autonomous bodies independent from the government, universities are responsible for their own recruitment decisions. Most universities have separate home and international student recruitment targets, set before the admissions cycle even begins. Universities plan their student numbers very carefully, not least because there are important implications for the provision of student support and wellbeing services, accommodation, and everything else needed to deliver the best student experience.</p><p>The department and I regularly engage with the HE sector to support policy making and delivery and did so throughout the 2023 cycle.</p><p>Most recently, on 7 September 2023, I attended the Universities UK annual conference and discussed how the government is supporting universities to maximise their immense economic and social impact. Key topics discussed included degree apprenticeships, the Lifelong Loan Entitlement and Horizon.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 20/09/2023 12:46:42 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1658112

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism and Iran
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with student bodies on tackling (a) anti-Semitic and (b) pro-Iranian messaging in universities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	197782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The government is clear that antisemitism is abhorrent and has no place in higher education (HE), and our universities should be welcoming and inclusive environments.</p><p>HE providers have clear responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, to adopt robust policies and procedures that enable them to investigate and swiftly address reports of antisemitism. The Prevent duty requires relevant HE bodies, when exercising their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.</p><p>Department officials meet regularly with the Union of Jewish Students to discuss our collective efforts in the ongoing fight against antisemitism on university campuses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 13/09/2023 16:31:06 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1605418

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with her Cabinet colleagues to ensure that people in all regions wishing to enter new careers have access to adequate training; and if she will make it her policy to ensure such training is provided free of charge.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	169294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department is investing £3.8 billion more in further education and skills over the Parliamentary session. The department’s skills reforms provide a ladder of opportunity that enables young people and adults to attain good jobs and progress in their careers.</p><p>Apprenticeships offer individuals throughout England the opportunity to gain valuable skills, retrain, or reskill for careers in a variety of industries. Apprentices earn a wage while they learn and are not responsible for their apprenticeship training costs.</p><p>In the Spring Budget announced on 15 March 2023, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a new initiative called Returnerships. This programme is designed to combine the three different pathways of Apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps and Sector-Based Work Academies Programmes, in order to make it easier for people to return to work. Returnerships will raise awareness of these pathways, providing a clear route back into work and encouraging employers to hire older workers.</p><p>The department is also investing in re-skilling and up-skilling opportunities, to make sure that adults of any age, can upskill to reach their potential, transforming lives and delivering on the National Skills Fund commitment. As part of this investment, we have introduced the Free Courses for Jobs scheme, which gives eligible adults in England without an existing full Level 3 qualification or who are unemployed or meet the low wage criteria, the chance to access over 400 Level 3 qualifications for free.</p><p>This offer has seen over 35,000 enrolments reported between April 2021 and October 2022. This means that enrolments are 82% higher for adults without a full Level 3 qualification, compared to uptake of the same qualifications in 2018/19.</p><p>Skills Bootcamps were introduced at the end of 2020 to deliver short, free, flexible training courses, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills, with an offer of a job interview with an employer on completion.</p><p>Skills Bootcamps are still a relatively new training offer, but they are already delivering positive outcomes for adult learners and employers and are available right across the country. Following the recent Budget announcement, the department aims to make 64,000 training places a year available by the 2024/25 financial year to ensure that even more learners across all areas of the country can access Skills Bootcamps.</p><p>We are continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), which was £1.34 billion in the 2022/23 academic year. The AEB fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.</p><p>Currently, approximately 60% of the AEB is devolved to nine Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and the Mayor of London, acting where appropriate through the Greater London Authority (GLA). Devolution of the AEB gives MCAs and the GLA direct control over adult education provision for their residents and provides local areas the opportunity to meet local needs.</p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency is responsible for the remaining AEB in non-devolved areas where colleges, local authorities and other providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their AEB funding, to best meet the needs of their communities.</p><p>The National Careers Service provides free, up to date, impartial information, advice and guidance on careers, skills and the Labour Market in England and offers intensive support for low skilled adults without a qualification at level 3, as one of our six priority groups for the Service.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 28/03/2023 15:22:09 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1588091

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Business: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has any plans to improve incentives for businesses to invest in skills training.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	150482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The government is clear that employers have a key role to play in the skills system, and it is important for supporting the country’s productivity and addressing skills gaps that employers invest in skills training.</p><p>The government is taking steps to build a skills system that is employer focused, high quality, and fit for the future, so that skills training is aligned to the needs of employers. The department is embedding employer-led apprenticeship standards, driving qualification reform to ensure technical qualifications are high-quality and establishing employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plans.</p><p>These reforms intend to give employers a greater role in the skills system so that they can invest in skills training with confidence.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 02/03/2023 17:03:58 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587725

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the funding received through the Apprenticeship Levy has been re-invested in training and apprenticeships in the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	149463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The apprenticeship levy is an important part of the department’s reforms to create a high-quality, employer-led apprenticeships system, and it supports employers of all sizes to invest in high-quality apprenticeship training.</p><p>There are no current plans to review the apprenticeship levy. My right hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Education, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer meet regularly to discuss how apprenticeships and skills can contribute to economic growth.</p><p>The department continues to improve the apprenticeships system for employers and apprentices. We have made apprenticeships more accessible for all sectors through the development of flexi-job and accelerated apprenticeships, and we are working with providers to simplify the apprenticeship system through our ‘You said, we did’ programme.</p><p>The apprenticeships budget is used to fund training and assessment for new apprenticeship starts in levy and non-levy paying employers, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers and providers. The annual apprenticeship budget is set by HM Treasury (HMT) and although closely linked, it is distinct from the total levy income collected. The apprenticeship levy is paid by all eligible UK employers and funding linked to its income is distributed proportionately between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The table below shows the department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget against the total apprenticeships spend in England for the last five years. This shows that in the 2021/22 financial year 99.6% of the apprenticeships budget in England was spent, with only £11 million unspent. As is usual practice, any underspends in overall departmental budgets by the end of the financial year are first returned to HMT as per the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance.</p><p><strong>Department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget and total apprenticeships spend, financial years 2017/18-2021/22</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget (£million)</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,231</p></td><td><p>2,469</p></td><td><p>2,467</p></td><td><p>2,466</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total ring-fenced apprenticeships spend (£million)</p></td><td><p>1,586</p></td><td><p>1,738</p></td><td><p>1,919</p></td><td><p>1,863</p></td><td><p>2,455</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 149464 question first answered 01/03/2023 13:34:50 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587726

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the review of the Apprenticeship Levy.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	149464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The apprenticeship levy is an important part of the department’s reforms to create a high-quality, employer-led apprenticeships system, and it supports employers of all sizes to invest in high-quality apprenticeship training.</p><p>There are no current plans to review the apprenticeship levy. My right hon. Friends, the Secretary of State for Education, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer meet regularly to discuss how apprenticeships and skills can contribute to economic growth.</p><p>The department continues to improve the apprenticeships system for employers and apprentices. We have made apprenticeships more accessible for all sectors through the development of flexi-job and accelerated apprenticeships, and we are working with providers to simplify the apprenticeship system through our ‘You said, we did’ programme.</p><p>The apprenticeships budget is used to fund training and assessment for new apprenticeship starts in levy and non-levy paying employers, and to cover the ongoing costs of apprentices already in training and any additional payments made to employers and providers. The annual apprenticeship budget is set by HM Treasury (HMT) and although closely linked, it is distinct from the total levy income collected. The apprenticeship levy is paid by all eligible UK employers and funding linked to its income is distributed proportionately between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The table below shows the department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget against the total apprenticeships spend in England for the last five years. This shows that in the 2021/22 financial year 99.6% of the apprenticeships budget in England was spent, with only £11 million unspent. As is usual practice, any underspends in overall departmental budgets by the end of the financial year are first returned to HMT as per the Consolidated Budgeting Guidance.</p><p><strong>Department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget and total apprenticeships spend, financial years 2017/18-2021/22</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department’s ring-fenced apprenticeships budget (£million)</p></td><td><p>2,010</p></td><td><p>2,231</p></td><td><p>2,469</p></td><td><p>2,467</p></td><td><p>2,466</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total ring-fenced apprenticeships spend (£million)</p></td><td><p>1,586</p></td><td><p>1,738</p></td><td><p>1,919</p></td><td><p>1,863</p></td><td><p>2,455</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 149463 question first answered 01/03/2023 13:34:50 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587727

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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, whether she has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing funding for further education colleges.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	149465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education and departmental officials meet with counterparts in other government departments regularly to discuss education and skills matters.</p><p> </p><p>Further education (FE) colleges can benefit from the additional £3.8 billion that the department is investing in FE and skills during this Parliamentary session, to ensure people across the country have access to the skills they need to build a fulfilling career in jobs the economy needs.</p><p> </p><p>This includes an extra £1.6 billion for 16-19 education secured in the 2024/25 financial year, compared with 2021/22. This is the biggest increase in 16-19 funding in a decade. This will help to fund the additional students anticipated in the system, at 40 extra hours per student. It will also provide an affordable increase in funding rates per 16-19 student, including an up-front cash boost which will see the national rate of funding increase by over 8 per cent in the 2022/23 academic year, from £4,188 to £4,542 per student.</p><p> </p><p>Further increases have been announced for the 2023/24 academic year. This includes increasing the national funding rate to £4,642, and a 10 per cent increase to the national funding rates for T Levels (bands 6 to 9) specifically for the 2023/24 academic year. This is to recognise the extra cost for providers transitioning from study programmes to T Levels, and to support providers with increasing their T Level offer.</p><p> </p><p>The department is continuing to invest in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) with £1.34 billion in 2022/23. The AEB fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning.</p><p> </p><p>Through the National Skills Fund, worth £2.5 billion over the course of the Parliament, the department has made funding available to FE colleges across the country to deliver level 3 Free Courses for Jobs. The offer enables learners without a level 3 qualification, or learners with any qualification level but earning below the National Living Wage, to gain a qualification for free. FE colleges will also have the opportunity to bid to deliver Skills Bootcamps through the Dynamic Purchasing System, launched in November 2022. The first competition in digital skills is now live with 64 suppliers onboarded.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to supporting more employers in using apprenticeships to develop the skilled workforces they need and to helping more people benefit from the high-quality training that apprenticeships offer. To support more employers, including FE colleges and learners to access apprenticeships, we are increasing funding for apprenticeships in England to £2.7 billion by the 2024/25 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The department is funding improvements in FE through a £2.8 billion skills capital investment over the spending review period. This funding will include improvements to the condition of the post-16 estate, new places in post-16 education, more specialist equipment and facilities for T Levels and delivery of the commitment to 20 Institutes of Technology across England.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 01/03/2023 13:29:53 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1587728

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure greater (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the further education sector.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	149466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department is increasing the level of overall investment in the further education (FE) sector. This will help colleges to recruit, retain, and develop the staff they need.</p><p>The 2021 Autumn Budget and Spending Review made an extra £1.6 billion available for 16-19 education in the 2024/25 financial year, compared with the 2021/22 financial year. In the 2023/24 financial year, the department will be using £125 million of available funding to:</p><ul><li>Invest an extra £85 million to support all institutions’ costs by increasing the national funding rate by 2.2% from £4,542 to £4,642.</li><li>Invest approximately £40 million in subject specific funding, including via uplifting 16-19 programme costs weights for engineering, construction and digital sector subject areas. This is to support additional costs of recruiting and retaining teachers in this high value vocational provision.</li></ul><p>The department has launched a national FE recruitment campaign and a Teach in FE digital service which is expected to reach millions of prospective FE teaching staff. The campaign will target those with valuable experience in industry to train technical experts as well as delivering simple, accessible information and comprehensive support for prospective teachers.</p><p>The government has supported the creation of new routes into FE teaching, including a new level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher apprenticeship for those planning to work in the FE sector. The department’s Taking Teaching Further programme, which enables business and industry experts to move into teaching by providing teacher training and early career support, has supported around 1,000 people to retrain as FE teachers since it launched in 2018. Furthermore, the department is providing bursaries worth up to £26,000 each tax-free to support FE teacher training in priority subject areas for 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 01/03/2023 12:44:05 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon