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777765

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department plans to take to increase apprenticeship enrolment among people from lower-income backgrounds.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>We want to ensure that high quality apprenticeships are as accessible as possible to all people from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships already disproportionately benefit people from lower socio-economic backgrounds with apprentices more likely to come from disadvantaged backgrounds - compared to the population as a whole, 25 per cent of apprentices live in the most disadvantaged fifth of areas.</p><p> </p><p>Our apprenticeship funding policy supports individuals from disadvantaged areas by providing a cash payment to training providers when they train apprentices living in the top 27% of deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109597 question first answered 01/11/2017 20:39:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777778

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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 estimate she has made of the number of apprenticeships at companies benefiting from the apprenticeship levy by (a) household income, (b) region and (c) age.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on numbers of apprenticeship starts by age, region, local authority and constituency is available through the Further Education Data library tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>. We do not hold data on the number of starts by household income.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of levy paying employers that are registered on the apprenticeship service, and can therefore access and benefit from levy funds, is available (as reported to the end of August 2017) here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017</a>. These statistics are published on a monthly basis. We do not hold this data for non-levy paying employers as their apprenticeship training is funded via contracts with training providers.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data show that over 90 per cent of apprentices currently go into work or further training at the end of their apprenticeship, the majority of these with the same employer.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109596 109598 question first answered 03/11/2017 10:20:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777782

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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 estimate her Department has made of the number of employers that benefit from the apprenticeship levy; and how many apprentices have remained at their place of employment after their apprenticeship has concluded.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on numbers of apprenticeship starts by age, region, local authority and constituency is available through the Further Education Data library tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>. We do not hold data on the number of starts by household income.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of levy paying employers that are registered on the apprenticeship service, and can therefore access and benefit from levy funds, is available (as reported to the end of August 2017) here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017</a>. These statistics are published on a monthly basis. We do not hold this data for non-levy paying employers as their apprenticeship training is funded via contracts with training providers.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data show that over 90 per cent of apprentices currently go into work or further training at the end of their apprenticeship, the majority of these with the same employer.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109594 109598 question first answered 03/11/2017 10:20:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777783

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that the apprenticeship levy increases social mobility.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>We want to ensure that high quality apprenticeships are as accessible as possible to all people from all backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Apprenticeships already disproportionately benefit people from lower socio-economic backgrounds with apprentices more likely to come from disadvantaged backgrounds - compared to the population as a whole, 25 per cent of apprentices live in the most disadvantaged fifth of areas.</p><p> </p><p>Our apprenticeship funding policy supports individuals from disadvantaged areas by providing a cash payment to training providers when they train apprentices living in the top 27% of deprived areas.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109701 question first answered 01/11/2017 20:39:03 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

777784

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Greater Manchester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of apprentices who have secured apprenticeships at a company benefiting from the apprenticeship levy in (a) Leigh, (b) Wigan and (c) Greater Manchester.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	109598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on numbers of apprenticeship starts by age, region, local authority and constituency is available through the Further Education Data library tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-apprenticeships</a>. We do not hold data on the number of starts by household income.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of levy paying employers that are registered on the apprenticeship service, and can therefore access and benefit from levy funds, is available (as reported to the end of August 2017) here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/apprenticeship-service-registrations-and-commitments-august-2017</a>. These statistics are published on a monthly basis. We do not hold this data for non-levy paying employers as their apprenticeship training is funded via contracts with training providers.</p><p> </p><p>Recent data show that over 90 per cent of apprentices currently go into work or further training at the end of their apprenticeship, the majority of these with the same employer.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 109594 109596 question first answered 03/11/2017 10:20:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

788472

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance or advice her Department provides in relation to autism and SEND training for non-teaching, school-based staff and school governors.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	112473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The department has funded the Autism Education Trust (AET) since 2012 to deliver autism awareness training for early years, school and post-16 education staff. To date, the AET has provided training, through sub-contracted ‘hubs’, for more than 150,000 education staff. The training is available not just for head teachers, teachers and teaching assistants, but also for school governors and support staff such as receptionists, dining hall staff and caretakers, encouraging a ‘whole school’ approach to supporting pupils with autism. The Trust has also published national autism standards for educational settings and a competency framework for those working with children and young people with autism.</p><p>In addition to our work with the AET, the Department for Education has also supported a number of initiatives to support schools in meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We have funded the Whole School SEND consortium to develop a range of resources to support education practitioners in identifying and addressing weaknesses in provision for pupils with SEND, including a guide on the effective deployment of Teaching Assistants <a href="http://www.tareview.com/" target="_blank">http://www.tareview.com/</a>. The Whole School SEND consortium is also training SEND reviewers and is developing models of good practice in SEND provision for strategic leaders and for school governors, which will be available early next year. We have recently published a review of the research evidence and an interactive ‘what works’ resource to help schools in supporting those with SEND. These materials are freely available on the <a href="http://www.sendgateway.org.uk/" target="_blank">nasen’s SEND Gateway</a> and the <a href="https://send.excellencegateway.org.uk/" target="_blank">Education &amp; Training Foundation Excellence Gateway</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/11/2017 13:03:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

788473

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential reasons for the reduction in the number of apprenticeship starts after the Apprenticeship Levy was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	112477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Our reforms, the largest changes to apprenticeships government has ever made, are supporting an increase in the quality of apprenticeships and allowing apprentices to develop their talents and progress their careers. It is only natural that employers, and the apprenticeship market, take time to reflect on what the changes mean and how to maximise the opportunities they represent.</p><p> </p><p>In light of these changes, it is premature to draw definitive conclusions regarding the potential reasons for any fall in starts, on the basis of the limited data available. The Government’s reforms are ultimately intended to invest in the potential of people of all ages and backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting widely with employers, providers and apprentices and are continually reviewing the impact of these reforms.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/11/2017 16:27:37 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

794423

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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, steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of the Apprenticeship Levy among businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	115396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Apprenticeship Service undertakes a wide range of activities with employers of all sizes. This is to make sure they are aware of the apprenticeship levy and are encouraged to use it along with other funding reforms to grow their apprenticeship programmes. Such activities include meetings, events, a National Contact Centre, and personal account management for the largest levy-paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, we will be launching National Apprenticeship Week in March, which will celebrate apprenticeships across all industries. In addition, our Apprenticeship and Young Apprenticeship Ambassador networks will be promoting the government's reforms amongst employers.</p><p>We also work with the Apprenticeship Delivery Board, which advises on, and will play an active part in supporting the expansion of apprenticeships nationally.</p><p>Pursuant to the reply for question 112477, which can be found at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=112477" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=112477</a>, we continue to engage with employers, providers and apprentices to review the impact of apprenticeship reforms, including the apprencticeship levy.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 115398 115529 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:04:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

794425

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what targets her Department set for the uptake of apprenticeships following the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	115398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Apprenticeship Service undertakes a wide range of activities with employers of all sizes. This is to make sure they are aware of the apprenticeship levy and are encouraged to use it along with other funding reforms to grow their apprenticeship programmes. Such activities include meetings, events, a National Contact Centre, and personal account management for the largest levy-paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, we will be launching National Apprenticeship Week in March, which will celebrate apprenticeships across all industries. In addition, our Apprenticeship and Young Apprenticeship Ambassador networks will be promoting the government's reforms amongst employers.</p><p>We also work with the Apprenticeship Delivery Board, which advises on, and will play an active part in supporting the expansion of apprenticeships nationally.</p><p>Pursuant to the reply for question 112477, which can be found at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=112477" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=112477</a>, we continue to engage with employers, providers and apprentices to review the impact of apprenticeship reforms, including the apprencticeship levy.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 115396 115529 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:04:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

794556

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November to Question 112477, when her Department plans to assess the effect of the Apprenticeship Levy on the number of apprenticeship starts.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	115529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The National Apprenticeship Service undertakes a wide range of activities with employers of all sizes. This is to make sure they are aware of the apprenticeship levy and are encouraged to use it along with other funding reforms to grow their apprenticeship programmes. Such activities include meetings, events, a National Contact Centre, and personal account management for the largest levy-paying employers.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, we will be launching National Apprenticeship Week in March, which will celebrate apprenticeships across all industries. In addition, our Apprenticeship and Young Apprenticeship Ambassador networks will be promoting the government's reforms amongst employers.</p><p>We also work with the Apprenticeship Delivery Board, which advises on, and will play an active part in supporting the expansion of apprenticeships nationally.</p><p>Pursuant to the reply for question 112477, which can be found at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=112477" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=112477</a>, we continue to engage with employers, providers and apprentices to review the impact of apprenticeship reforms, including the apprencticeship levy.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 115396 115398 question first answered 01/12/2017 14:04:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt