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1660857

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Public Libraries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many new public libraries have opened since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected by the department. However, Arts Council England collects data from local authorities and publishes a basic dataset of information on public libraries in England. The libraries basic dataset 2022 shows the number of static libraries in England (statutory and non-statutory) as at 1 April 2010, 1 July 2016, 31 December 2019, 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022. It can be found <a href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-arts-museums-and-libraries/supporting-libraries#:~:text=Basic%20Dataset%20for%20Libraries&amp;text=The%20Libraries%20Basic%20Dataset%20is,the%20number%20of%20mobile%20libraries" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>This dataset indicates that there are around 150 static public libraries which were not part of statutory provision in 2010 but were at 31 December 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 29/09/2023 15:30:12 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1660508

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Public Libraries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to publish her Department's new public libraries strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to supporting a sustainable future for public libraries in England, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is presently working on a new Government strategy for public libraries.</p><p>To inform this work, the Libraries Minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay appointed Baroness Sanderson of Welton last September to lead a review of public libraries and to make recommendations for the Government to consider for inclusion in its new public libraries strategy. Her report was developed through engagement with a diverse range of library services and other organisations with an interest in libraries, and involved nine roundtable meetings held across the country.</p><p>Baroness Sanderson submitted her report in July, and the Department is currently considering her recommendations. We plan to publish her report alongside the Government’s response this autumn. Her recommendations will inform the drafting of the new Government strategy, which we intend to publish in 2024, following consultation with the libraries sector.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 29/09/2023 15:28:45 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1660512

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Archives: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the presence of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) in their archive buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>On 1 May 2019, the Standing Committee on Structural Safety issued a safety alert on the failure of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) planks. Local authorities, like other building owners, are advised to follow available professional guidance.</p><p>The National Archives, a non-ministerial department of HM Government, has been in contact with the Local Government Association’s Culture, Tourism and Sport team about this issue and has also conducted a write-round to the local Place of Deposit for Public Records network and the Chief Archivists in Local Government Group.</p><p>HM Government will consider the approach to any RAAC in other public sector estates on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 29/09/2023 15:25:58 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1660490

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Construction: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money was (a) raised and (b) unspent by organisations eligible to pay the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board Levy in the (i) 2021-2022 and (ii) 2022-2023 academic year.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) operates on a financial year running from January to December. In 2021, the ECITB raised £28.7 million in levy against expenditure of £33.4 million, the deficit was drawn from ECITB’s reserves. In 2022, the ECITB raised £26.3 million in levy against expenditure of £30.2 million, the deficit also drew from ECITB’s reserves.</p><p>The ECITB publishes its Annual Report and Accounts on GOV.UK, the Charity Commission website and its own website. The 2021 report is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086395/ECITB_annual_report_and_accounts_2021.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086395/ECITB_annual_report_and_accounts_2021.pdf</a>. The 2022 report is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1165668/Engineering_Construction_Industry_Training_Board_trustees__report_and_accounts_2021_to_2022.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1165668/Engineering_Construction_Industry_Training_Board_trustees__report_and_accounts_2021_to_2022.pdf</a>.</p><p>To note the ECITB is not able to provide figures for the academic years in the time available. Published data based on ECITB Financial Years has been provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 29/09/2023 14:45:24 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1660488

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Construction: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money was raised by organisations eligible to pay the Construction Industry Training Board levy in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 academic year; and how much of that money was not spent in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) operates on a financial year running from April to March. In the 2021/22 financial year the CITB raised a total income of £148.5 million against expenditure of £175 million resulting in a deficit of £26.5 million (this was met from existing CITB reserves). For the 2022/23 financial year, the CITB raised £210.9 million against expenditure of £196.1 million resulting in a surplus of £14.8 million. The attached table contains a breakdown and the 2021/22 accounts, which are published here: <a href="https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=2&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&amp;p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A12786347&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=264289" target="_blank">https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=2&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_resource_id=%2Faccounts-resource&amp;p_p_cacheability=cacheLevelPage&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_objectiveId=A12786347&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_mvcRenderCommandName=%2Faccounts-and-annual-returns&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_priv_r_p_organisationNumber=264289</a> (2022/23 accounts pending).</p><p>To note:</p><ol><li>The expenditure relates to grants and funding claimed, not when the training was undertaken. Employers had 26 weeks to claim the funding.</li><li>The expenditure relates to both levy and non-levy and is shown in total as not possible to split out in the timeframe given.</li><li>Operational decisions around how income is spent are taken by the CITB.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 29/09/2023 14:42:08 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon attachment 1 file name 199353 QC 190923 Table.xlsx title 2021/22 table
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1659679

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potentiual role of (a) further education colleges and (b) universities in tackling the level of inequality of educational outcomes for children in the North of England.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>This government is focused on levelling up opportunity so that every young person, regardless of their background or geographic location, can get the skills and training needed to secure rewarding, well-paid jobs and move up the ladder of opportunity.</p><p>To help improve people’s lives and boost the economy, the government’s skills mission sets out an ambition for 200,000 more people to complete high-quality training in England each year by 2030. This includes 80,000 more people completing courses in areas of England with the lowest skills levels.</p><p>The department wants to make sure that it is raising skill levels in the places where they are lowest, so that more people have the skills they need to get good jobs. Skills are a crucial driver of economic disparities between people and places. Boosting skills improves human capital and is a clear way to improve the earnings potential and life chances of people who have already left school.</p><p>This government has built a new skills system from the ground up, recognising that skills are crucial in driving long-term economic growth and is taking forward major reforms set out in the Skills for Jobs White Paper: delivering T Levels, boosting apprenticeships, approving Higher Technical Qualifications, rolling out Skills Bootcamps, and introducing the Lifelong Learning Entitlement from 2025. The paper is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-for-jobs-lifelong-learning-for-opportunity-and-growth" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-for-jobs-lifelong-learning-for-opportunity-and-growth</a>.</p><p>The department would like to see more young people from disadvantaged backgrounds accessing apprenticeships which are so crucial in driving social mobility. This is why £1,000 has been provided to both employers when they take on apprentices aged under 19, or 19- to 24-year-old apprentices who have an Education, Health and Care Plan. Apprentices that are under the age of 25 that have been in local authority care can also claim a bursary of £3,000.</p><p>In November 2021, the department issued guidance to the Office for Students, asking it to refocus the access and participation regime to create a system that supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds throughout their education.</p><p>Prior attainment is a key determinant of successful participation in higher education. That is why the department has asked universities to take on a more direct role in driving up the standards in schools. The department wants universities to:</p><ul><li>Work more with schools and colleges to raise standards so that students have more options and can choose the path that is right for them.</li><li>Move away from just getting disadvantaged students through the door, and instead tackle dropout rates and support students through university to graduation and into high skilled, high paid jobs.</li><li>Offer more courses that are linked to skills and flexible learning such as degree apprenticeships, higher technical qualifications, and part time courses.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The department is providing £30 million of funding to Uni Connect through the Strategic Priorities (SP) Grant for 2023/24. Uni Connect delivers targeted interventions and support aimed at increasing the number of young people from under represented areas going into further and higher education by bringing together universities, colleges and local partners.</p><p>There are several Uni Connect partnerships throughout the North of England, including Inspiring Choices in York. So far, over one million young people from underrepresented groups have engaged with the Uni Connect programme.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 29/09/2023 14:24:59 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1658821

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of having flat-rate customs charges on each item arriving from the EU on SMEs.
	tabling member constituency	Gordon
	tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade, along with Cabinet Office, HMT and HMRC, continue to keep UK customs trends regarding SMEs importing from the EU under review. For example, as outlined in the Border Target Operating Model, published August 2023, HM Government is engaged in public consultation on its proposed methodology and rates regarding charging levels and continues to work closely with the Devolved Governments on charging policy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 29/09/2023 14:20:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1660808

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many school classrooms were closed due to maintenance and structural issues in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>Nothing is more important than the safety of children and staff. It has always been the case that where we are made aware of a building that may pose an immediate risk, immediate action is taken.</p><p>It is the responsibility of those who run schools – academy trusts, Local Authorities, and voluntary aided school bodies – who work with their schools on a day to day basis, to manage the maintenance of their schools. The Department does not therefore hold information on the number of buildings closed due to maintenance and structural issues.</p><p>The Department will always put the safety and wellbeing of children and staff in schools and colleges at the heart of its policy decisions. The Government has taken more proactive action to identify and mitigate RAAC in education settings than the devolved administrations in the UK, or indeed, governments overseas.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/09/2023 14:16:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1658673

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Sports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to determine the prevalence of reinforced autoclave aerated concrete (RAAC) in school sport facilities; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of RAAC on (a) student access to sport facilities and (b) the Government's target of having equal access to sport for girls by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
	tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>Nothing is more important than the safety of pupils and staff. It has always been the case that when made aware of a building that may pose an immediate risk, the Department has taken immediate action.</p><p>The Department has acted decisively and proactively to tackle this issue. The Department is working at pace to understand the prevalence of RAAC in our education estate, including in school sport facilities.</p><p>The Department issued a questionnaire in March 2022, asking responsible bodies to inform the Department of any suspected RAAC identified in their estates. Responsible bodies have submitted questionnaires for over 98% of schools with blocks built in the target era. The questionnaire remains open, and it is important that all responsible bodies submit and update their responses as more information becomes available.</p><p>Schools and colleges where RAAC is suspected are being fast-tracked for surveying, which is used to confirm whether RAAC is actually present. All schools and colleges that have already confirmed they suspect they might have RAAC will be surveyed within a matter of weeks, in many cases in a matter of days.</p><p>The School Sport and Activity Action Plan published in July 2023 set out how the Government funded School Games Mark will phase in equality criteria from September 2023 and become a mandatory part of the School Games Mark from September 2024.</p><p>The Government has committed to publishing non-statutory guidance by the end of the calendar year to support schools to learn from other schools who are delivering equality of access in the context of their wider curriculum.</p><p>In November 2021, the Department awarded the girls competitive sport contract to SLQ, worth up to £980,000 until 31 March 2024. The programme provides girls aged 8-16 with the skills and confidence to overcome some of the known barriers to their continued participation in competitive and sports leadership opportunities.</p><p>The Government understands that school facilities provide pupils with some of their first experiences of accessing sport and physical activity, which can support them to lead a lifetime of playing sport and being physically active. The Department has made up to £57 million available until March 2025 to support up to 1,350 schools to open their sport facilities outside of core school hours.</p><p>Schools can organise and deliver a diverse and challenging PE and school sport offer that best suits the needs of their pupils. Factors influencing that decision will include the impact of RAAC on spaces available for sports.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/09/2023 14:12:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1658186

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Transgender People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings she has had with which LGBT+ organisations on transgender guidance for schools in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	197910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not met any lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organisations directly to discuss the guidance, but the Department is keen to consider the full range of views and will be undertaking a public consultation on the draft guidance prior to publication.</p><p>During the consultation period, the Department plans to engage with a range of interested organisations, including organisations that support the LGBT community.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/09/2023 14:06:14 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome