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registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to invest in the development of workers’ skills to help boost productivity in the manufacturing sector.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL11917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to making the UK one of the best places in the world to grow a manufacturing business. Through our Industrial Strategy, we will make sure that we are using all the tools we have to stimulate manufacturing growth. That includes using major new investment in research to support innovative manufacturing businesses across the country and encouraging inward investment into the parts of the country where we need increased growth.</p><p>We are working with employers to jointly design and deliver policies and programmes, which will make the skills system more responsive to employer needs, while giving individuals the skills they need to succeed.</p><p>This includes making apprenticeships longer, better, with more off-the-job training and proper assessment at the end, as well as introducing T levels, which will offer a high quality and rigorous technical alternative to academic education. We are also establishing Institutes of Technology to help meet higher level technical skills needs. In addition, we are developing a new National Retraining Scheme; an ambitious, far-reaching programme, which will give adults the skills they need to thrive as the economy changes.</p><p>Information on the UK’s Industrial Strategy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/the-uks-industrial-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/the-uks-industrial-strategy</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 12/12/2018 16:36:17 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

931652

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessments they have undertaken to identify the critical skills that UK-based businesses need; and what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK workforce has those skills.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The department recently conducted the latest Employer Skills Survey, which provides robust assessments of skills shortages across the UK by region and by sector. The results of this survey will be published by the end of summer 2018. The department also holds responsibility for ‘Working Futures 2014 to 2024’, which provides labour market projections. A summary of this report is attached and the full report is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/513801/Working_Futures_final_evidence_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/513801/Working_Futures_final_evidence_report.pdf</a>.</p><p>In addition, we are establishing Skills Advisory Panels (SAPs), which bring together local representatives including business, training providers and tertiary education to make sure that the local provision of skills, and the delivery of skills policy in local areas, meets and responds to changing employer needs. Along with SAPs, we hold frequent meetings with businesses from across sectors to ensure we adapt our programmes to meet their needs.</p><p>We are working with employers to jointly design and deliver policies and programmes, which will make the skills system more responsive to employer needs, while giving individuals the skills they need to succeed. This includes making apprenticeships longer, better, with more off-the job training and proper end point assessments; and developing T Levels to offer a high quality and rigorous technical alternative to academic education. The National Colleges and Institutes of Technology will provide higher level technical skills needs. The department is developing a new National Retraining Scheme, an ambitious, far-reaching programme, which will give adults the skills they need to thrive and support employers to adapt as the economy changes.</p><p>We established The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company (the Company) to connect schools and colleges with employers to offer young people meaningful encounters with the world of work. Since 2015, the Company’s Enterprise Adviser Network has recruited over 2000 Enterprise Advisers. These senior business volunteers work with individual schools or colleges providing strategic guidance on their careers plans in order to open young people’s eyes to opportunities and raise their aspirations.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 10/07/2018 15:49:08 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton attachment 1 file name WF_Headline_Presentation_v3.pdf title HL899_Working_Futures_summary
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

924188

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to carry out a review of the Apprenticeship Levy.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>We continually monitor performance and keep apprenticeships policy under review, making changes and improvements in consultation with employers and training providers. For example, we recently introduced the ability for levy paying employers to transfer up to 10% of their apprenticeship funds to other employers. The Institute for Apprenticeships has introduced a new ‘Faster and Better’ initiative to speed up the approval of new apprenticeship standards. We have also introduced a new £1000 bursary to support apprentices who are care leavers and are working to introduce a new feedback tool to allow employers to provide transparent feedback about the quality of training they receive from individual providers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 28/06/2018 15:12:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

909651

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage small and medium sized enterprises to offer more apprenticeships.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The latest phase of our employer engagement campaign is aimed at encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who have employed apprentices in the past to continue their recruitment and upskilling of apprentices and attract new SMEs to hiring apprentices. SMEs with questions about apprenticeships can access the National Apprenticeship Service national business helpline. We also work with SME ambassadors and advisers so that they can showcase the benefits of apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>For employers with fewer than 50 employees, 100 per cent of the cost of training is paid for apprentices who are either 16 to 18-years old, 19 to 24-year old care leavers or 19 to 24-year olds with an Education, Health and Care Plan. Non-levy paying employers receiving transfers from larger levy paying employers can use these transferred funds to cover 100 per cent of apprenticeship costs.</p><p> </p><p>More widely it is recognised that smaller businesses value apprenticeships and are prepared to invest in them. Co-investment is an important part of our reforms to funding, making sure that employers take ownership of the apprenticeship by having to make a financial contribution towards it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL8147 question first answered 06/06/2018 11:43:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

909652

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether requirements imposed by the current apprenticeship levy for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to pay 10 per cent of training costs have had any impact on the provision of apprenticeships by SMEs; and whether they have any plans to abolish this requirement.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The latest phase of our employer engagement campaign is aimed at encouraging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who have employed apprentices in the past to continue their recruitment and upskilling of apprentices and attract new SMEs to hiring apprentices. SMEs with questions about apprenticeships can access the National Apprenticeship Service national business helpline. We also work with SME ambassadors and advisers so that they can showcase the benefits of apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>For employers with fewer than 50 employees, 100 per cent of the cost of training is paid for apprentices who are either 16 to 18-years old, 19 to 24-year old care leavers or 19 to 24-year olds with an Education, Health and Care Plan. Non-levy paying employers receiving transfers from larger levy paying employers can use these transferred funds to cover 100 per cent of apprenticeship costs.</p><p> </p><p>More widely it is recognised that smaller businesses value apprenticeships and are prepared to invest in them. Co-investment is an important part of our reforms to funding, making sure that employers take ownership of the apprenticeship by having to make a financial contribution towards it.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL8146 question first answered 06/06/2018 11:43:41 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

895222

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Engineering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reported concerns of engineering companies (1) that the limit of £27,000 a year on individual apprenticeship funding is not enough, and (2) that there is a lack of approved apprenticeship training providers.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>£27,000 represents the maximum amount that the government will contribute towards an apprenticeship, either as part of co-investment or through spending from employer accounts. This upper limit has been set to support the affordable delivery of three million high quality apprenticeships by 2020. The Institute for Apprenticeships makes recommendations on the funding levels for new and existing standards within the band structure. We have no plans to introduce a higher funding band or increase the £27,000 upper limit.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently over 2,600 providers on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers, including over 1,900 main providers. This provides employers with choice, ensuring they get the skills they need to grow their business. We are currently reviewing the Register, reflecting on the first year of its operation, and intend to re-open it for applications in the autumn. We want to ensure that the Register continues to provide assurance to employers that the training providers they choose have the capacity and capability to deliver good quality apprenticeship training, supporting an increase in the quality of training for apprentices.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 16/05/2018 15:38:24 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

890744

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether £600 million has been spent on MBA style executive programmes from the apprenticeship levy fund; what assessment they have made of whether this such expenditure supports the goals and target beneficiaries of the fund; and what effect, if any, this will have on the support offered to new and less experienced employees.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Apprenticeship levels do not directly relate to degree based qualifications, therefore we do not hold data on how much levy funding has been spent on Master of Business Administration style executive programmes. The apprenticeships system has deliberately been designed to be employer-led. Employers are best placed to understand their own skills needs and to choose the apprenticeships to develop their own talent – whether that involves recruiting new people or re-training and upskilling existing staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/04/2018 16:41:32 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

890745

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to address concerns that a lack of flexibility on the part of the apprenticeship levy regarding how companies are to spend funds prevents companies from investing in, and developing, the skills they require.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy has been specifically designed to raise funds to support apprenticeships rather than wider skills training. We work with employers and wider stakeholders on a continuous basis to ensure that the delivery of apprenticeship funding meets their needs. For example, in response to employer feedback, we are making changes to the funding system with the introduction of transfers, which will enable employers to transfer up to 10 per cent of their funds to other employers. This will allow levy payers to work with other organisations, including within their supply chains, to encourage new apprenticeship starts.</p><p> </p><p>The 24 months expiry period is designed to give employers time to develop their apprenticeship programmes while encouraging employers to take action to create new apprenticeship opportunities. We currently have no plans to extend the expiry period, as this would likely lead to a delay in employer investment in apprenticeships.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL7264 question first answered 30/04/2018 16:43:25 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

890746

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to extending the two-year time frame for companies to spend the apprenticeship levy to allow them to benefit from any unspent funds after the end of the two-year period.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy has been specifically designed to raise funds to support apprenticeships rather than wider skills training. We work with employers and wider stakeholders on a continuous basis to ensure that the delivery of apprenticeship funding meets their needs. For example, in response to employer feedback, we are making changes to the funding system with the introduction of transfers, which will enable employers to transfer up to 10 per cent of their funds to other employers. This will allow levy payers to work with other organisations, including within their supply chains, to encourage new apprenticeship starts.</p><p> </p><p>The 24 months expiry period is designed to give employers time to develop their apprenticeship programmes while encouraging employers to take action to create new apprenticeship opportunities. We currently have no plans to extend the expiry period, as this would likely lead to a delay in employer investment in apprenticeships.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL7263 question first answered 30/04/2018 16:43:25 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

864519

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the increase in funds available for the apprenticeship scheme will increase the number of apprenticeships.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Since 2015, we have seen over 1.2 million starts. Our investment in apprenticeships is set to grow from £1.54 billion in 2015-16 to £2.45 billion by 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Following the recent procurement exercise to deliver apprenticeship training to non-levy paying employers, the government awarded initial funding totalling £490 million for provision between January 2018 and April 2019. In the Spring Statement, it was announced that up to £80 million of additional funding will be available for providers who were successful in this procurement. This will be released from April 2018, in response to emerging employer demand.</p><p> </p><p>By making this funding available, we are giving further confidence to smaller employers and their training providers to invest in apprenticeships, providing the skills that employers need and more apprenticeship opportunities for people of all ages and from all backgrounds.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 29/03/2018 14:12:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick