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	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Minimum Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	182745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 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> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 31/10/2018 15:48:46 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

964637

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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, whether the Government still has a target of three million apprentices by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	169297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 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> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 11/09/2018 07:04:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

964638

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	169298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 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> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 169299 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:47:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

964639

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the government still plans to invest £2.5 billion in apprenticeships by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	169299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 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> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 169298 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:47:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

938484

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the accessibility of routes to employment for pupils who have been excluded from school.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	163075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>There are duties in place to make sure that suitable, full time alternative provision (AP) is available for children of compulsory school age who have been excluded for a fixed period or permanently. Local authorities are responsible for making sure that provision meets the needs of young people in their area. This includes identifying 16 to 19 year olds who are not in education, employment or training, such as those excluded from school, and providing the help they need to participate and progress.</p><p>The department is raising the proportion of young people leaving AP to engage in education, employment and training. A high proportion of these students will have special educational needs and/or a disability and through the Children and Families Act 2014 we have put in place support to help these students to succeed alongside their peers. Young people also have access to a range of support and guidance, including the 16-19 Bursary Fund to assist with the costs associated with staying in post-16 further education and Access to Work funding to support apprentices who are disabled or have a physical or mental health condition.</p><p>In March 2018, the government published its vision for AP, including a plan for improving the support it offers to young people. We will continue to engage with AP and post-16 providers to identify and share new ways of helping young people make the transition into post-16 settings and adult life. We have commissioned primary research into the recent experiences of children, schools, AP and post-16 providers regarding this transition. We are also in the process of assessing bids from organisations who have applied to the AP Innovation Fund to design and test new approaches to improve outcomes for young people leaving AP at age 16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2018 17:44:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

926525

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether it is his policy to ensure that young people choose between a wholly technical and wholly academic education when aged 16.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	154676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Technical Education, our ambition is that every young person, after an excellent grounding in the core academic subjects and a broad and balanced curriculum to age 16, is presented with two clear choices: the academic or the technical option. Reformed apprenticeships and new T Levels will ensure that the technical option is world-class and provides a high quality alternative to A levels.</p><p>T Levels will be substantial programmes, so we expect that in future the majority of students will follow either an academic programme (e.g. three A levels) or a technical programme (a T level). We do appreciate that students may change their minds, and we will ensure there are appropriate bridging courses to make movement between the two options easily accessible. In principle, we believe that a student should be able to take an A level alongside their T Level, particularly if it supports progression outcomes for their chosen T Level. We are particularly supportive of high attaining students who want to take Core maths or an A level in maths alongside their T Level.</p><p>In the response to the consultation on T Level implementation, we committed to reviewing qualifications that currently attract government funding for post-16 study. In designing this review, we will ensure that continued funding is only available for the group of qualifications that serve a genuine purpose, are of a high quality and enable students to progress to meaningful outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/06/2018 11:09:06 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

926526

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Vocational Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that young people are able to experience technical education before they turn 16 years old in order to make an informed choice on (i) T-levels and (ii) other future educational options.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	154677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>Pupils who study at University Technical Colleges (UTCs) study an integrated academic and technical curriculum from the start of Key Stage 4 (KS4). This enables them to experience technical education as part of a broad and balanced curriculum before they turn 16, informing their choices about future educational and career pathways.</p><p>Students at KS4 are able to take up to three Technical Awards alongside GCSEs that will count towards their school's Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores. Technical Awards are broad, high-quality level 1 and level 2 qualifications in non-English Baccalaureate subjects that equip students with applied knowledge not usually acquired through general education. They focus on applied study of a sector or occupational group, including the acquisition of associate practical or technical skills where appropriate. Each Technical Award is equivalent to a GCSE in robustness and challenge.</p><p>It is important that young people are able to make informed choices about their future education, training and jobs. Our careers strategy, published in December 2017, says that by 2020 schools should make sure that their students experience at least seven encounters with employers, at least one a year from year 7 to 13. Some of these encounters should be with employers working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.</p><p>In January 2018, we introduced a new law which requires all maintained secondary schools and academies to make sure that students hear from a range providers about approved technical education qualifications or apprenticeships. Further information about the new law can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/skills-minister-highlights-new-provider-access-law-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/skills-minister-highlights-new-provider-access-law-for-schools</a>.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/06/2018 11:05:32 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

921942

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices and T-levels: Engineering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	152128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 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> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/06/2018 16:00:12 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

917559

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Princess Alexandra Hospital: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have undertaken a nursing apprenticeship at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	150032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The department has published a framework/standard tool which shows there have been 40,650 apprenticeship starts for the Health, Public Services and Care subject area in the 2017/18 academic year, reported to date in England: <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>.</p><p>We are wanting to increase the number of nursing apprenticeships and now have a complete apprentice pathway from entry level to postgraduate advanced clinical practice in nursing. This is a huge achievement in supporting people from all backgrounds to enter a nursing career in the National Health Service.</p><p>Registered Nurse (degree) apprenticeship standard was approved for delivery on 9 May 2017. There were 20 total starts on the Registered Nurse (degree) apprenticeship in the 2017/18 academic year, of which 10 were started in the East of England. There were no other starts reported for this standard in the 2016/17 academic year, or within the Essex or Hertfordshire local authorities.</p><p>We have also created a new programme for nursing associate apprentices to broaden the routes into the profession. 5,000 starts are planned in 2018, with a further 7,500 in 2019.</p><p>We are working closely with employers and Health Education England to make sure the National Health Service are fully supported to recruit apprentices, both in nursing and a range of other occupations.</p><p>We publish starts for training providers when data is finalised for the full academic year. There were no starts for the Princess Alexandra hospital as a training provider for 2016/17.</p><p>Provider data for 2016/17 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables</a>. Data for 2017/18 will be published in November 2018.</p><p>We do not hold the information that we treat as the verified identity of an individual’s employer, so it is not possible to state how many apprentices were employed by the Princess Alexandra hospital.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 150033 150034 150035 question first answered 12/06/2018 16:44:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

917560

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Nurses: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have undertaken a nursing apprenticeship in Essex in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	150033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The department has published a framework/standard tool which shows there have been 40,650 apprenticeship starts for the Health, Public Services and Care subject area in the 2017/18 academic year, reported to date in England: <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>.</p><p>We are wanting to increase the number of nursing apprenticeships and now have a complete apprentice pathway from entry level to postgraduate advanced clinical practice in nursing. This is a huge achievement in supporting people from all backgrounds to enter a nursing career in the National Health Service.</p><p>Registered Nurse (degree) apprenticeship standard was approved for delivery on 9 May 2017. There were 20 total starts on the Registered Nurse (degree) apprenticeship in the 2017/18 academic year, of which 10 were started in the East of England. There were no other starts reported for this standard in the 2016/17 academic year, or within the Essex or Hertfordshire local authorities.</p><p>We have also created a new programme for nursing associate apprentices to broaden the routes into the profession. 5,000 starts are planned in 2018, with a further 7,500 in 2019.</p><p>We are working closely with employers and Health Education England to make sure the National Health Service are fully supported to recruit apprentices, both in nursing and a range of other occupations.</p><p>We publish starts for training providers when data is finalised for the full academic year. There were no starts for the Princess Alexandra hospital as a training provider for 2016/17.</p><p>Provider data for 2016/17 is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-local-authority-tables</a>. Data for 2017/18 will be published in November 2018.</p><p>We do not hold the information that we treat as the verified identity of an individual’s employer, so it is not possible to state how many apprentices were employed by the Princess Alexandra hospital.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton grouped question UIN 150032 150034 150035 question first answered 12/06/2018 16:44:19 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon