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752137

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sixth Form Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2017 to Question 1097, how much funding was allocated to 16-to-19 education in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	5005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to his previous question number 3689, which was answered on 12 July:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-07/3689/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-07/3689/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p> </p></li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 15:54:58 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

752150

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Open University: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had any discussions with the Open University on its use of a restricted countries list in its application process.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>My Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State has had no such meetings.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2017 15:21:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

751740

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the fall in the number of (a) overall applications, (b) mature student applications and (c) EU student applications to UK universities for the 2017-18 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	4904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publish data on the number of applicants by the 30 June deadline. Note that UCAS data covers applications to full-time undergraduate courses only.</p><p>Data for the 2017 cycle is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/2017-cycle-applicant-figures-june-deadline-0" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/2017-cycle-applicant-figures-june-deadline-0</a></p><p>Figures on the overall number of applicants and EU applicants are in Table I.2 of the <em>Summary statistics of applicants</em> file:</p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/file/115901/download?token=bzdJIyHR" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/file/115901/download?token=bzdJIyHR</a></p><p>Figures on the number of applicants by age are in Table I.7.2 of the <em>Analysis of applicants by single age</em> file:</p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/file/115936/download?token=xzHV52xz" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/file/115936/download?token=xzHV52xz</a></p><p>Widening access to higher education (HE) is a priority for this Government, and everyone with the talent and potential to succeed in HE should have the opportunity to do so, regardless of their background. Good progress has been made, with 18 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds 43% more likely to go to university now than in 2009, but we want to do more.</p><p>That is why we continue to push for improvement in these areas. Through the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, the Office for Students will have a statutory duty to promote equality of opportunity in access and participation for all students. The Act introduces a Transparency Duty that will require HE institutions to publish data on the access and success of certain groups of students. Greater transparency will push universities to build on what has already been achieved.</p><p>Our guidance to the Director for Fair Access in 2016 asked him to encourage institutions to make more effort in the area of recruiting more mature learners and this is reflected in guidance to institutions on access agreements. We are removing barriers to the growth of accelerated courses, which particularly appeal to mature students.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is listening to the sector’s concerns about Brexit and has taken action to provide greater certainty. We have announced that EU students starting their courses in the academic year 18/19 or before will continue to be eligible for student loans and home fee status for the duration of their course.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2017 11:44:25 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

751742

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people with a (a) learning difficulty and (b) disability completed apprenticeships in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	4942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The department publishes data on the number of apprentices who complete and achieve their apprenticeships by self-declared learning difficulty and/or disability and/or health problem. This can be found in the apprenticeships demographic tool in the apprenticeships FE data library:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624824/apprenticeships-demographics-data-tool-achievements-v1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624824/apprenticeships-demographics-data-tool-achievements-v1.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 15:35:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

751759

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Admissions
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 effect of the (a) increase in tuition fees, (b) abolition of maintenance grants, (c) abolition of nurses' bursaries, (d) rate of interest on student debt and (e) decision to freeze the student loan repayment threshold in cash terms on the number of (i) university applications and (ii) nursing applications.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	4981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) publish data on the number of applicants by the 30 June deadline. UCAS data covers applications to full-time undergraduate courses only.</p><p>Data for the 2017 cycle is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/2017-cycle-applicant-figures-june-deadline-0" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/2017-cycle-applicant-figures-june-deadline-0</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to maintaining the UK’s world class higher education system while living within its means and ensuring all those with the talent to benefit from a higher education can afford to do so. To put higher education funding onto a more sustainable footing, the Government asked future graduates to meet more of the costs of their studies through replacing maintenance grants with loans.</p><p>Tuition fees will not increase in real terms and Higher Education and publicly funded institutions will remain free at the point of access for those who are eligible, as tuition fee loans will increase to cover increased tuition fees.</p><p>In practice, the people who are affected by the decision to charge an interest rate of up to RPI+3% are those high-earning borrowers who pay back all, or very nearly all, their student loans; many of those who do not fully pay back their loans will see this part of their loan balance written off.</p><p> </p><p>Freezing the repayment threshold enabled the Government to abolish student number controls – lifting the cap on aspiration and enabling more people to realise their potential.</p><p> </p><p>To deliver more nurses and other health professionals for the NHS, a better funding system for healthcare students, and a sustainable model for universities, the funding system and financial support offered to most undergraduate nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students is being changed. From 1 August 2017, new undergraduate students will receive tuition fee loans and, for full-time courses, living costs support, administered by the Student Loans Company, rather than NHS bursaries.</p><p> </p><p>Entry to nursing, midwifery and allied health profession remains competitive, with a ratio of nearly two applicants per nurse training place. Health Education England commissioned 23,285 nursing and midwifery places for the 2016/17 academic year. The overall numbers of applicants to English providers from all domiciles is 44,160 as of the June 2017 UCAS deadline. Health Education England therefore remain confident that they will be able to fill the number of training places required to meet NHS workforce requirements and are working with the university sector to support student recruitment in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/07/2017 12:03:56 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

751765

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure large employers ring-fence apprenticeship levy funding to be used for apprenticeship starts for 16-to-18 year-olds.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	4905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy will enable us to fund the step change needed to achieve 3 million quality apprenticeship starts in England by 2020, providing more opportunities for people of all ages to begin or further develop their careers.</p><p> </p><p>As an employer-led programme, employers must be able to make decisions on recruitment to meet their skills needs.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure young people have access to apprenticeships we are providing £1,000 to both employers and training providers when they take on 16 to 18 year olds or 19 to 24 year olds who were in care or who have an Education and Health Care Plan.</p><p> </p><p>To support and grow apprenticeships amongst smaller employers who do not pay the levy, we are providing generous co-investment support and extending this to 100% support for the smallest employers taking on younger apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 16:01:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

751767

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects the recommendations of the Lancashire (Coastal) FE Area Review to be published.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	4906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>As confirmed in the Area Review Guidance published in March 2016, we will publish an overarching report containing a summary of each area review’s findings and agreed recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Lancashire Area Review report is due for publication in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 16:05:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

751288

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to publish the careers strategy.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
uin	4461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We will publish a careers strategy in the Autumn. The strategy will have a clear focus on improving social mobility.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 18:50:21 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

750782

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what level of Key Stage 2 attainment has been achieved by pupils permanently excluded from state funded mainstream secondary schools in the academic year 2015-16 prior to their exclusion for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	4143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Information on permanent and fixed period exclusions is published in the “Permanent and fixed period exclusions from schools in England” statistical series[1].</p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-exclusions</a></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/07/2017 15:29:43 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

750794

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Johnson Kane
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what background checks were carried out on Johnson Kane before schools were transferred to management by the Education Fellowship Trust.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Education Fellowship Trust (TEFT) were approved as an academy sponsor in 2012. The Department introduced a revised sponsor approvals process in 2013 with a new system for background checks. Prior to 2013 potential sponsors submitted a business case to the Department which were considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>Additional background checks were carried out on Johnson Kane in 2014 prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 4285 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:32:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman