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1656852

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many excess deaths were recorded in (a) 2022 and (b) 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	196542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 1 September is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 11/09/2023 08:40:14 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ196542 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1124187

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Energy Company Obligation ECO3 installations have been made in each Parliamentary constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	249946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of measures delivered under the current phase of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO3) for the latest data available (October 2018 – February 2019) for each Parliamentary constituency in Great Britain. In order to manage the risk of revealing personal or commercial data, our approach is not to release non-zero counts of less than five for a small geographic area so these have been shown as 1-4 where applicable.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 09/05/2019 16:52:26 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry attachment 1 file name ECO3 by constituency final.xlsx title ECO3 measures by Constituency, Oct 2018-Feb 2019
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1388663

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
	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 take-up of degree apprenticeships against his Department's initial targets for take-up.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	94475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships at levels 6 and 7, including degree apprenticeships, are an important and growing part of our education and skills system and we are encouraged by the take-up so far. We have seen year on year growth since their inception, and in the last academic year there were 58,760 starts on apprenticeships at levels 6 and 7, that is 74.4% growth in 2020/21 compared to 2018/19.</p><p>Our apprenticeship reforms have put employers firmly in the driving seat and a market led approach ensures that apprenticeships are responsive to business needs both in terms of the content of the apprenticeship and availability. Employers take the decisions about who they recruit as an apprentice, and which type and level of apprenticeship they offer.</p><p>Employers, working in partnership with providers, have already developed over 150 apprenticeship standards available at levels 6 and 7, of which over 100 include a degree. As these are jobs with training, they directly address skills shortages for employers. They are available in a wide range of sectors such as aerospace, automotive, digital, engineering, financial, health, leadership, legal, manufacturing, nuclear and protective services.</p><p>Higher and degree apprenticeships support productivity, social mobility and widening participation in higher education and employment. So, whilst we have seen positive growth of degree apprenticeships, we would like to see even more.</p><p>We continue to encourage more employers to consider using these apprenticeships to meet the skills needs of their industries. Education providers, including universities, have a vital role to play in working with employers to offer these apprenticeships wherever there is employer demand.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 10/01/2022 13:45:01 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart attachment 1 file name 94475_apprenticeship_starts.xls title 94475_table
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1388141

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
	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 on the take-up of degree apprenticeships since their introduction.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	93873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships at levels 6 and 7, including degree apprenticeships, are an important and growing part of our education and skills system and we are encouraged by the take-up so far. We have seen year on year growth since their inception, and in the last academic year there were 58,760 starts on apprenticeships at levels 6-7, 74.4% growth in 2020/21 compared to 2018/19.</p><p>There are now over 150 industry-designed apprenticeship standards available at levels 6 and 7, of which over 100 of these include a degree. As these are jobs with training, they directly address skills shortages for employers. They are available in a wide range of sectors such as Aerospace, Automotive, Digital, Engineering, Financial, Health, Leadership, Legal, Manufacturing, Nuclear and Protective Services.</p><p>Whilst we have seen positive growth of degree apprenticeships, we would like to see even more. Higher and degree apprenticeships support productivity, social mobility and widening participation in higher education and employment.</p><p>We continue to encourage more employers to consider using these apprenticeships to meet the skills needs of their industries. Education providers, including universities, have a vital role to play in working with employers to offer these apprenticeships wherever there is employer demand.</p><p>The attached file contains the number of apprenticeships starts at level 6 and 7, along with a further breakdown of those apprenticeships with a mandatory degree component since the first starts were recorded in the 2014/15 academic year.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 11/01/2022 15:59:43 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart attachment 1 file name 93873_table_showing_number of apprenticeships starts.xlsx title 93873_table
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1537186

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teacher training entrants there were in each local education authority level in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	73881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2022 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the new entrants to postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) for the academic year 2021/22 split by postgraduate and undergraduate trainees. The table presents the number of postgraduate and undergraduate trainees split by local authority and region, which are determined by the location of the provider, not where the trainee is located. The figures are based on data from the latest ITT census publication, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2021-to-2022</a>. The data published for the 2021/22 academic year is provisional. Revised data will be published in December as part of the 2022/23 academic year publication.</p><p>Table 2 shows the outcomes for final year teacher trainees in England in the academic year 2020/21. The table presents the number of postgraduate and undergraduate trainees who were awarded qualified teacher status (QTS), and those who were not awarded QTS. Trainees who were not awarded QTS includes those who left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start) and trainees who did not meet the standards. There were a further 2,961 postgraduate and undergraduate trainees who were yet to complete their course the 2020/21 academic year who are not shown in the table. These trainees will either go on to be awarded QTS, leave the course before the end or complete without being awarded QTS in a later academic year. The table is split by local authority and region, which are determined by the location of the provider, not where the trainee is located. This data is the latest data that is published and covers a different cohort of trainees to that reported in the ITT census publication. The corresponding 2021/22 academic year data will be published in July 2023.</p><p>These figures are based on data from the latest ITT performance profiles publication which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/initial-teacher-training-performance-profiles/2020-21" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/initial-teacher-training-performance-profiles/2020-21</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 73881_73882_teacher_training_new_entrants.pdf title 73881_73882_Table_1 2 file name 73881_73882_teacher_training_final_year_leavers.pdf title 73881_73882_Table_2 grouped question UIN 73882 question first answered 04/11/2022 15:30:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1537187

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teacher training leavers there are in each local education authority level.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	73882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2022 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the new entrants to postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) for the academic year 2021/22 split by postgraduate and undergraduate trainees. The table presents the number of postgraduate and undergraduate trainees split by local authority and region, which are determined by the location of the provider, not where the trainee is located. The figures are based on data from the latest ITT census publication, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-trainee-number-census-2021-to-2022</a>. The data published for the 2021/22 academic year is provisional. Revised data will be published in December as part of the 2022/23 academic year publication.</p><p>Table 2 shows the outcomes for final year teacher trainees in England in the academic year 2020/21. The table presents the number of postgraduate and undergraduate trainees who were awarded qualified teacher status (QTS), and those who were not awarded QTS. Trainees who were not awarded QTS includes those who left the course before the end (excluding those who left the course within 90 days of the start) and trainees who did not meet the standards. There were a further 2,961 postgraduate and undergraduate trainees who were yet to complete their course the 2020/21 academic year who are not shown in the table. These trainees will either go on to be awarded QTS, leave the course before the end or complete without being awarded QTS in a later academic year. The table is split by local authority and region, which are determined by the location of the provider, not where the trainee is located. This data is the latest data that is published and covers a different cohort of trainees to that reported in the ITT census publication. The corresponding 2021/22 academic year data will be published in July 2023.</p><p>These figures are based on data from the latest ITT performance profiles publication which can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/initial-teacher-training-performance-profiles/2020-21" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/initial-teacher-training-performance-profiles/2020-21</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name 73881_73882_teacher_training_new_entrants.pdf title 73881_73882_Table_1 2 file name 73881_73882_teacher_training_final_year_leavers.pdf title 73881_73882_Table_2 grouped question UIN 73881 question first answered 04/11/2022 15:30:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1579572

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the non-attendance statistics were for all primary school children resident in Warwick and Leamington in each year for which data as available since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	130001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department publishes figures from the school census on absence from state funded schools in England based on the location of the school, not the place of residence of pupils. The latest full academic year figures are for 2020/21 and are available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england</a>.</p><p>The attached table gives absence statistics for state funded primary schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency during the 2018/19 and 2020/21 academic years. Figures are not available for the 2019/20 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/01/2023 17:11:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name PQ130001_primary_abs.xlsx title 130001_table
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1579571

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupils: Absenteeism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the non-attendance statistics were for all secondary school children resident in Warwick and Leamington in each year for which data is available since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	130000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department publishes figures from the school census on absence from state funded schools in England based on the location of the school, not the place of residence of pupils. The latest full academic year figures are for the 2020/21 academic year and are available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england</a>.</p><p>The attached spreadsheet provides absence statistics for state funded secondary schools in Warwick and Leamington constituency during the 2018/19 and 2020/21 academic years. Figures are not available for the 2019/20 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/01/2023 17:11:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb attachment 1 file name PQ130000_secondary_abs.xlsx title 130000_table
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1012392

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to introduce free VAT reporting software for small businesses as part of the introduction of the Making Tax Digital system in April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	194748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The government is not planning to introduce any software for taxpayers as part of the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD). Instead, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is working closely with third party software developers, giving them the support they need to design and develop products that will enable taxpayers to comply quickly, easily and securely with their MTD obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The eligibility criteria for free software under MTD is set out in Annex C of the document covering the relationship between HMRC and software developers.</p><p> </p><p>The document can be found at : https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-tax-digital-software-suppliers-terms-of-collaboration/terms-of-collaboration-between-hm-revenue-and-customs-and-software-developers</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/11/2018 17:43:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1024802

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with local council leaders on children’s services.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	202163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly meet key stakeholders, including Directors of Children’s Services (DCSs), to discuss policy issues relating to the department’s agenda. For example, I recently met with DCSs and Local Authority Chief Executives at the National Children and Adult Services Conference, held recent roundtables in the department with groups of both DCSs and Chief Executives, and have attended induction events for new DCSs, the last one being in October 2019. In addition, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of the State and I have very recently met with a number of children in care to hear their views and experiences. The department recognises how important it is to speak directly with those who are on the front line, delivering services for children and families.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/12/2018 15:57:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western