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427996

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Paternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the right to statutory paternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	16113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government provides comprehensive guidance on statutory paternity leave and pay on the GOV.UK website.</p><p>The right to take paternity leave is now well established. The latest information from the Maternity and Paternity Rights Survey undertaken in 2009-10 suggests that 91% of fathers take some time off after their babies’ birth.</p><p>The Coalition Government undertook a campaign to raise awareness of the introduction of Shared Parental Leave, which came into force on 1 December 2014 for parents of children due (or placed for adoption) on or after 5 April 2015. Shared Parental Leave enables fathers to play a greater role in raising their child and enables mothers to return to work at a time that is right for them.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 19/11/2015 14:14:37 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

427997

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Employment Schemes: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of the total number of Employment Support Fund claimants were claimants with dyslexia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>Employment Support Funds are maintained and dispensed by University Student Unions. They are typically used to provide support for the cost of attending an interview for a job or further study. Government is not responsible for this funding and we therefore do not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/11/2015 11:04:37 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

427998

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to improve the provision of education for and support offered to dyslexic students in higher education outwith the provision of disabled students' allowances.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Higher education institutions are responsible for meeting their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, including for students with dyslexia.</p><br /><p>The legal duty to provide reasonable adjustments applies to all disabled students. In addition Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are available where the needs of the student cannot be met by the institution by way of such a reasonable adjustment. A consultation on DSAs closed on 24 September and the Government response will be published in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 16133 16134 question first answered 23/11/2015 10:23:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

427999

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of dyslexic students who will receive disabled students' allowances in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. The number and proportion of new applicants deemed by SLC to be eligible for Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) is set out in the attached table.</p><br /><p>The earliest academic year for which the data is available is 2011/12.</p><br /><p>The Department does not provide forecasts of the number of students with specific disabilities expected to receive Disabled Students’ Allowances.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 16130 question first answered 24/11/2015 16:03:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name DSA Application Data. 16128 AND 16130.pdf title Disabled Students’ Allowances Application Data
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428000

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Graduates: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what data his Department holds on the (a) employment rate and (b) income of graduates with dyslexia in comparison with people with dyslexia who did not attend university.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>The Department publishes statistics on labour market conditions for English domiciled graduates and postgraduates relative to non-graduates as part of the <em>Graduate Labour Market Statistics </em>series. The latest figures refer to the quarter from April to June 2015 and are available at the link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/graduate-labour-market-statistics-april-to-june-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/graduate-labour-market-statistics-april-to-june-2015</a></p><br /><p>These statistics cannot be disaggregated to the level of detail requested.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/11/2015 10:18:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428001

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of recipients of disabled students' allowances had dyslexia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) administers student support for each of the UK Government Administrations. The number and proportion of new applicants deemed by SLC to be eligible for Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA) is set out in the attached table.</p><br /><p>The earliest academic year for which the data is available is 2011/12.</p><br /><p>The Department does not provide forecasts of the number of students with specific disabilities expected to receive Disabled Students’ Allowances.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 16128 question first answered 24/11/2015 16:03:06 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone attachment 1 file name DSA Application Data. 16128 AND 16130.pdf title Disabled Students’ Allowances Application Data
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428002

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Disabled Students' Allowances: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of changes to disabled students' allowances on students with dyslexia.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has undertaken an Equality Analysis of the proposed changes to DSAs. The Equality Analysis will be published alongside the Government response to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/11/2015 11:05:44 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428003

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Disability and Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to promote joint work between special needs assessors and disability advisers within universities on ensuring that appropriate support is given and provision made for disabled students and for students with dyslexia.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Higher education institutions are responsible for meeting their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, including for students with dyslexia.</p><br /><p>The legal duty to provide reasonable adjustments applies to all disabled students. In addition Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are available where the needs of the student cannot be met by the institution by way of such a reasonable adjustment. A consultation on DSAs closed on 24 September and the Government response will be published in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 16127 16134 question first answered 23/11/2015 10:23:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428004

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that higher education institutions make appropriate provision for disabled students who do not have complex needs.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>Higher education institutions are responsible for meeting their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010, including for students with dyslexia.</p><br /><p>The legal duty to provide reasonable adjustments applies to all disabled students. In addition Disabled Students Allowances (DSAs) are available where the needs of the student cannot be met by the institution by way of such a reasonable adjustment. A consultation on DSAs closed on 24 September and the Government response will be published in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 16127 16133 question first answered 23/11/2015 10:23:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

428005

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices: Dyslexia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of apprentices who failed to complete their training in the last five years were apprentices with dyslexia.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	16135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>We use success rates to show the proportion of learners who start an apprenticeship and go on to achieve it. Success rates are published as percentages rather than volumes. This information by self-declared learning difficulty is published in the Statistical First Release Equality and Diversity tables (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-equality-and-diversity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fe-data-library-equality-and-diversity</a>). The tables cover the five years between 2008/09 and 2012/13, when the success rate for the cohort of apprentices with dyslexia was 68.4%. We will publish data for 2013/14 in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 23/11/2015 17:38:12 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman