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The Government is committed to effective enforcement of the National Minimum Wage for all apprentices and we have taken steps to reduce non-compliance. HMRC prioritises complaints made concerning apprenticeship pay. Employers who fail to pay the age appropriate apprenticeship minimum wage will be \u2018Named and Shamed\u2019, as well as receiving financial penalties. Furthermore, where there is evidence that an offence has been committed the case will always be considered for prosecution. We have recently increased HMRC\u2019s 2015/16 budget which will enable more HMRC compliance officers to identify businesses that exploit their workers.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3995", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Boles"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Grantham and Stamford"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nick Boles"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-07-06T09:21:38.013Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Apprentices"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that the availability of apprenticeships to people aged 18 and over is not exploited by employers to pay staff at a rate below the national minimum wage.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4122", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alex Cunningham"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stockton North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Alex Cunningham"} ], "uin" : "4772"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/386507", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/386507/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Table 1 shows the number of learners aged 24+ participating in further education courses at Level 3 or above from 2010/11 to 2013/14.<\/p>

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Table 1: FE and Skills participation at Level 3+ and ages 24+, 2010/11 to 2013/14<\/p>

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2010/11<\/p><\/td>

2011/12<\/p><\/td>

2012/13<\/p><\/td>

2013/14<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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136,200<\/p><\/td>

128,000<\/p><\/td>

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100,900<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Female<\/p><\/td>

238,600<\/p><\/td>

247,600<\/p><\/td>

285,100<\/p><\/td>

207,700<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total Learners (24+)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

374,900 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

375,600 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

424,400 <\/strong><\/p><\/td>

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Notes:
1) The source is the Individualised Learner Record.
2) This tables includes Apprenticeships, Workplace Learning, Community Learning and Education and Training provision (including the Offenders\u2019 Learning and Skills Service) taken at General Further Education Colleges (including Tertiary), Sixth Form Colleges, Special Colleges (Agricultural and Horticultural Colleges and Art and Design Colleges), Specialist Colleges and External Institutions.
3) Volumes are rounded to the nearest hundred.
4) Age and gender are based upon self-declaration by the learner.<\/p>

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The steps we are taking for skills training in the West Midlands are the same as those throughout the country.<\/p>

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Apprenticeships are our priority for skills and after delivering 2.3m apprenticeships last parliament, we are committed to 3m starts this parliament. Employers are designing apprenticeships that are more responsive to the needs of business. Trailblazers are leading the way in new apprenticeship standards. Led by employers both large and small and professional bodies, they are developing new apprenticeship standards and assessment approaches to equip people with the skills they need<\/p>

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We are also committed to delivering traineeships which are an education and training programme with work experience, focused on giving 16-24 year olds the skills and experience they need to be able to compete for apprenticeships or other sustainable employment.<\/p>

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We are also prioritising skills funding for all adults without a level 2 qualification in English or maths and for the unemployed to enter and progress into work.<\/p>

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We are also making Advanced Learning Loans available to thousands of adults wishing to advance their current skills or retrain. Learners aged 24 and above studying at Level 3 and Level 4 can access loan support to help meet up-front fees, removing one of the main barriers to learning.<\/p>

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We are also establishing National Colleges, such as the National College for Advanced Manufacturing with facilities in Coventry, to deliver high level skills training in sectors that are critical to economic growth, where there are recognised gaps.<\/p>

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Local Enterprise Partnerships are leveraging investment from a wide range of sources alongside funding from government. This includes significant private sector investment. The government\u2019s investments in LEP areas over the last five years have included £2 billion Local Growth Fund, £730 million Growing Places Fund, £440 million Regional Growth Fund, £120 million in Enterprise Zones, and £90.7 million Coastal Communities Fund.<\/p>

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The government does not collect information about all investments secured by LEPs. As bottom-up, self-defined and voluntary partnerships LEPs have autonomy to manage their own resources and so drive economic growth in their local areas without burdensome reporting requirements or restrictive central controls.<\/p>

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In the March 2015 Budget, the Government announced £400m out to 2021 for the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund. We are working with the Higher Education Funding Council for England, which administers the Fund in collaboration with the other higher education funding bodies, to develop the arrangements. The process and guidance for further rounds will be set out later this year.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4039", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Orpington"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Joseph Johnson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-07-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-07-06T09:46:27.773Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "UK Research Partnership Investment Fund"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether further application rounds are planned under the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4128", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chuka Umunna"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Streatham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Chuka Umunna"} ], "uin" : "4950"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/386519", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/386519/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Sector councils have worked over recent years to deliver the commitments set out in the 11 sector strategies published since 2012.<\/p>

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My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills will continue to work closely with industry and businesses to understand their needs and what more the Government can do to retain the UK\u2019s competitive position within the global economy, including through sector councils.<\/p>

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The Government intends to help new and existing challenger banks to inject fresh competition in the market, including through the British Business Bank, in line with the commitment in the Conservative Party manifesto. The Business Bank is increasing the supply of debt and equity finance available to smaller businesses, including start-ups, as well as diversifying the market to give a greater choice of options and providers. The Business Bank aims to facilitate up to £10 billion of finance by 2019, the majority of which will be through providers other than the big four banks.<\/p>

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The consultation response is currently being analysed and the Department will respond in the Autumn.<\/p>

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Subject to the assessment of the proposals from the National Colleges, which are due to be submitted to the Department on 16 July, we intend to have a network of industry-led National Colleges operational by September 2017<\/p>

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The Government took powers in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 to require the UK\u2019s major banks to offer SMEs they reject for finance the opportunity to be referred to Finance Platforms that can help match them with alternative finance providers.<\/p>

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The Government will lay Secondary Legislation implementing the policy before Parliament as soon as is practicable.<\/p>

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