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star this property date less than 2019-06-06more like thismore than 2019-06-06
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Department for Education more like this
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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 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on the impartiality of Ofsted of that organisation being responsible for the inspection of the quality of apprenticeships. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-06-13more like thismore than 2019-06-13
star this property answer text <p>Ofsted is a non-ministerial department, which reports directly to Parliament. It inspects services providing education and skills for learners of all ages and inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people. Its role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training and care services in England for children and students do so to a high standard. Ofsted inspects a range of provider types and different types of provision, including apprenticeships. It does so impartially, as an independent body.</p><p>For more information on how Ofsted inspects apprenticeships, please see the current Further Education and Skills Inspection Handbook here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-and-skills-inspection-handbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-and-skills-inspection-handbook</a> An updated version of the Handbook, released under the new Education Inspection Framework, is due to take effect from September 2019 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-and-skills-inspection-handbook-eif" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-and-skills-inspection-handbook-eif</a></p>
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
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less than 2019-06-13T13:17:14.89Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-13T13:17:14.89Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-03-28more like thismore than 2018-03-28
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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 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the current level of employer demand for apprenticeships at (a) higher and (ii) degree level; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 134797 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2018-04-19more like thismore than 2018-04-19
star this property answer text <p>Apprenticeship starts at higher levels (including degree-level apprenticeships) are growing and have increased by a quarter in the first two quarters of the 2017/18 academic year in comparison to this time in 2016/17. Degree level apprenticeships, specifically, have seen as many starts in the current academic year as the previous three years combined.</p><p> </p><p>Over 90% of employer PAYE schemes with larger levy declarations (over £150,000) have registered an account on the apprenticeship service. This illustrates a high level of engagement amongst levy payers and we are working with employers to help them plan their future apprenticeship programmes. This includes account managing over 1,000 of the largest levy-paying employers to help them shape their own programmes. Account managers have a caseload of approximately 50 to 60 employers, who they meet with face-to-face on a regular basis.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
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less than 2018-04-19T07:42:50.683Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-19T07:42:50.683Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-09-03more like thismore than 2018-09-03
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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 more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government still has a target of three million apprentices by 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 169297 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2018-09-11more like thismore than 2018-09-11
star this property answer text <p>In 2015 we set an ambitious goal of three million apprenticeship starts by 2020, and that remains our ambition.</p><p>Whilst we want to see an increased number of apprenticeships starts we will not sacrifice quality for quantity. It is important that all apprenticeships are of the highest quality - delivering the skills valued by employers that will increase productivity and help stimulate growth.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
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less than 2018-09-11T07:04:38.617Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-11T07:04:38.617Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-06-11more like thismore than 2018-06-11
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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 and T-levels: Engineering more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what subject mix at age 16 he would recommend to support progression into an Engineering apprenticeship or T-Level post-16. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 152128 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2018-06-19more like thismore than 2018-06-19
star this property answer text <p>The key stage 4 curriculum is designed to be broad and balanced, providing a strong basis for progression whatever the student decides to study post-16. Specifically for engineering, maths and science are a compulsory part of the curriculum.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
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less than 2018-06-19T16:00:12.677Zmore like thismore than 2018-06-19T16:00:12.677Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-03-28more like thismore than 2018-03-28
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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: Degrees more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Institute for Apprenticeship's policy document of February 2018, Faster and better: Transforming the development of quality apprenticeship standards, what steps he plans to take to help prospective applicants to degree apprenticeships and their advisers understand which programmes offer a degree qualification. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 134814 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2018-04-19more like thismore than 2018-04-19
star this property answer text <p>This is a matter for the Institute for Apprenticeships. I have asked its Chief Exectuive, Sir Gerry Berragan, to write to my right hon. Friend, the Member for Harlow and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
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less than 2018-04-19T07:37:52.163Zmore like thismore than 2018-04-19T07:37:52.163Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-12-13more like thismore than 2018-12-13
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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: Finance more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, by how much the apprenticeship budget is set to be overspent in the academic year (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 202058 more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
unstar this property date of answer less than 2018-12-18more like thismore than 2018-12-18
star this property answer text <p>By 2019/20, the funding available for apprenticeships in England will have risen to over £2.5 billion, which is more than double what it was in 2010, including the additional £115 million confirmed in this year’s budget.</p><p>Spending on the apprenticeship programme is demand-led. Therefore, employers can choose which apprenticeships they offer, the level of the apprenticeships and when they offer the apprenticeships. Furthermore, levy payers have two years to spend the funds available to them. For the 2018-19 and 2019-20 financial years, the fully audited accounts are due to be published following the end of the respective financial year.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
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less than 2018-12-18T18:25:29.12Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-18T18:25:29.12Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property date less than 2019-01-10more like thismore than 2019-01-10
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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: Finance more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2018 to Question 202058 on apprentices: finance, by what means his Department controls expenditure in a demand-led apprenticeship programme; and what steps his Department is taking to prevent an overspend in each of the next three years. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 207233 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2019-01-15more like thismore than 2019-01-15
star this property answer text <p>The departmental budget for spending on apprenticeships in England from 2015-16 to 2019-20 was set initially in the 2015 Spending Review, based on forecast demand and considering factors such as historical start levels.</p><p>Funding bands set the maximum that government will contribute towards the training and assessment costs of an individual apprenticeship and are set to achieve high-quality delivery while securing value for money. The Institute for Apprenticeships makes regular recommendations on the pricing of standards, and in 2018 we introduced additional funding bands to ensure that all standards are funded at the appropriate level.</p><p>We also set the amount of funding available for supporting non-levy payers, which is delivered through contracts with training providers: currently government pays 90% of training and assessment costs and 100% for the smallest employers who take on 16 to 18 year olds. We have awarded funding totalling more than £500 million to providers across the country between January 2018 and March 2019. This  includes more than £70 million growth funding.</p><p>We constantly monitor levels of spend and forecast demand and consider the overall budget position, including as part of the wider departmental position.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
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less than 2019-01-15T16:46:36.593Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-15T16:46:36.593Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-09-03more like thismore than 2018-09-03
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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: Finance more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money the Government has invested in apprenticeships so far; and how much money the Government plans to have invested in apprenticeship by 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 169298 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2018-09-11more like thismore than 2018-09-11
star this property answer text <p>The table below sets out participation spending for the apprenticeship programme for the period 2012-2018, the only years for which comparable figures are available. This is the sum spent by providers of training on delivery, and does not include other costs of the programme:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total spend £(millions)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td><td><p>1,459</p></td><td><p>1,551</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>1,632</p></td><td><p>1,559</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total budget for the apprenticeship programme in 2019-20 is £2.45 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN 169299 more like this
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less than 2018-09-11T16:47:17.01Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-11T16:47:17.01Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-09-03more like thismore than 2018-09-03
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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: Finance 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 the government still plans to invest £2.5 billion in apprenticeships by 2020. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 169299 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2018-09-11more like thismore than 2018-09-11
star this property answer text <p>The table below sets out participation spending for the apprenticeship programme for the period 2012-2018, the only years for which comparable figures are available. This is the sum spent by providers of training on delivery, and does not include other costs of the programme:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total spend £(millions)</strong></p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td><td><p>1,459</p></td><td><p>1,551</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>1,632</p></td><td><p>1,559</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total budget for the apprenticeship programme in 2019-20 is £2.45 billion.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
star this property grouped question UIN 169298 more like this
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less than 2018-09-11T16:47:17.057Zmore like thismore than 2018-09-11T16:47:17.057Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this
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star this property date less than 2018-10-23more like thismore than 2018-10-23
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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: Minimum Wage more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what enforcement procedures have been put in place in England to ensure that apprenticeship providers pay their apprentices the National Minimum Wage. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harlow more like this
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Robert Halfon remove filter
star this property uin 182745 more like this
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unstar this property date of answer less than 2018-10-31more like thismore than 2018-10-31
star this property answer text <p>Enforcement of all minimum wages, including the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for apprentices, is the responsibility of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).</p><p>In the period 2017 to 2018, HMRC identified a record £15.6 million in total arrears owed to 200,000 workers who were underpaid the minimum wages and issued £14 million in penalties. HMRC continues to investigate 100% of complaints received from workers in respect of minimum wage law.</p><p>The government’s naming scheme, which was introduced in 2013, provides HMRC with the power to publicly name employers who fail to pay minimum wages. 1,900 businesses have already been named. Between them, these businesses owed workers total arrears of more than £11 million. Apprentices are distinguished separately.</p><p>Each new apprentice on a government-funded apprenticeship receives a letter from the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills which sets out what they can expect from their apprenticeship. This letter includes information on apprentices’ entitlement to the NMW.</p><p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency’s Find an Apprenticeship service also has built-in automated checks to ensure that no apprenticeship vacancy can be advertised with a wage rate below the NMW level. An employer would not be able to submit a vacancy to Find an Apprenticeship until the NMW requirements are met.</p><p> </p>
star this property answering member constituency Guildford more like this
star this property answering member printed Anne Milton remove filter
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less than 2018-10-31T15:48:46.533Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-31T15:48:46.533Z
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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 Robert Halfon more like this