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1290395

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: UK Relations with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the end of the transition period on (a) further and (b) higher education.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	912682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The department has considered all aspects of how exiting the EU might affect further and higher education. This included consideration of participation in EU-funded programmes, future arrangements for migration and for access to student finance support. We have been committed to ensuring the country is prepared for every eventuality.</p><p>My officials also regularly engage with sector stakeholders on a range of issues, including EU exit and the transition period.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/03/2021 16:55:02 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1290396

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Coronavirus Catch-up Premium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will ensure covid-19 catch-up funding for 16 to 19 year olds is not limited to students with low prior attainment in GCSE English and maths.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	912684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Catch up funding for 16- to 19-year-olds is provided through the 16-19 Tuition Fund. This is focused on supporting those young people who are at significant disadvantage and whose learning has been impacted most severely by the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p>We have targeted this funding among 16–19 -year-old students for those with low prior attainment because:</p><ul><li>We know that these young people are disproportionately likely to be from disadvantaged backgrounds.</li><li>Students who leave full-time education with low attainment are far more likely to become Not in Education, Employment or Training and far less likely to progress to higher level courses, including HE and apprenticeships. We also know that they earn significantly less over their lifetimes.</li><li>Students with low prior attainment are more likely to have fallen behind in lockdown, as they will have found it harder to ‘self-study’ at home and are more likely to disengage.</li></ul><p>Those without GCSE English and/or maths at the expected standard at age 16 is the agreed measure used for disadvantage in 16-19 education and an established part of the 16-19 funding formula.</p><p>Funding is available to spend on those students without a grade 5 or above in English and/or maths GCSE. However, providers are required to prioritise support for students who have not achieved a grade 4 in English and/or maths.  If providers have funding available within their allocations, they can consider whether any young people with a grade 4 also needs catch up support.</p><p>As further evidence emerges, we will consider if refinements to eligibility for future funding are needed to maximise its value and impact in providing catch-up support for 16-19 students.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 01/03/2021 17:28:40 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1290398

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to maintain levels of funding for universities and higher education institutes based in London.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	912687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The London Weighting element of the Strategic Priorities Grant accounts for a small proportion of London-based providers’ income. Providers in London received around £64 million London Weighting in academic year 2020-21, which was less than 1% of their estimated total income.</p><p>The Strategic Priorities Grant, formerly referred to as the Teaching Grant, plays an important role in supporting providers and students to develop the skills and knowledge needed locally, regionally and nationally to support the economy.</p><p>The grant is funding supplied by the government on an annual basis to support higher education (HE) providers’ ongoing teaching and related activities. In the financial year 2020-21, the Department for Education provided £1,253 million in recurrent Teaching Grant funding. In financial year 2021-22, the department will maintain this level of funding and is providing £1,253 million in recurrent Strategic Priorities Grant funding.</p><p>We have asked the Office for Students (OfS) to reform the grant for the 2021-22 financial year to ensure that more of taxpayers’ money is spent on supporting HE provision which aligns with national priorities, such as healthcare, science, technology, engineering and mathematics and subjects meeting specific labour market needs.</p><p>We have also asked the OfS for a £10 million increase to the specialist provider allocation, to support these institutions which are particularly reliant on Strategic Priorities Grant funding, many of whom are London-based. We want to ensure that our small and specialist providers, including some of our top music and arts providers, receive additional support, and that grant funding is used to effectively support students.</p><p>Even with the removal of the London Weighting, the reforms mean that around 1 in 6 London providers are estimated to see an increase in their Strategic Priorities Grant funding. These are HE providers offering courses aligned with the government’s strategic priorities.</p><p>The OfS will consult on these changes, before final allocations for the 2021-22 financial year are confirmed, and carefully consider the impact of any changes on providers.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 01/03/2021 16:55:12 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1289738

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with India.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	912444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Earlier this month I visited India to deepen trade ties and agree a pathway towards a future FTA with the world’s biggest democracy. A closer partnership with India will help us lead the world in areas like science, tech and the green economy, driving jobs and growth across the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/02/2021 14:10:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1289739

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to strengthen the UK’s trade relationship with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	912455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Earlier this month I visited India to deepen trade ties and agree a pathway towards a future FTA with the world’s biggest democracy. A closer partnership with India will help us lead the world in areas like science, tech and the green economy, driving jobs and growth across the UK.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/02/2021 14:11:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1289740

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect of her Department’s trade policies on UK farmers.
tabling member constituency	West Dorset
tabling member printed	Chris Loder
uin	912446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Our trade policies will open global markets for UK farmers and lower their input costs. We have successfully rolled over EU FTAs but now want to give farmers enhanced access to countries with whom the EU could not or would not do a deal. We are giving farmers a stronger voice in trade policy, putting the Trade and Agriculture Commission on a statutory footing and we have just launched a major promotion campaign for the industry.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/02/2021 14:12:17 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4751 label Biography information for Chris Loder

1289741

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to ensure that fair trade goods continue to have access to UK markets in new trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	912447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Britain’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) support emerging markets around the world to export agricultural products – and more – to these shores. We have secured EPAs with 29 African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries, covering £18bn of trade. We plan to deepen our EPAs – and expand them to new markets in the future. From working in Ghana to ensure cocoa farmers and their families are resilient to the pandemic, and accelerating diversification through climate-smart farming, to Ethiopia where we are supporting people to help sell their unique wild coffee at a fair price and build resilience to climate change at the same time, Global Britain is delivering.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 25/02/2021 14:12:57 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1289742

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure parliamentary scrutiny of UK trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	912451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government applies appropriate transparency and scrutiny procedures. For new free trade agreements with the United States, Australia, New Zealand and UK’s proposed accession to CPTTP, the Government applies enhanced transparency and scrutiny arrangements. Parliament can prevent ratification of any free trade agreement through the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act procedure, and by rejecting any necessary implementing legislation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2021 14:13:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1289743

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Employment and Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to maintain employment and environmental protections in the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	912452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>There is no Government plan to reduce workers’ rights or environmental protections, and the UK’s high standards have never been dependent on EU membership. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement meets the Government’s fundamental objective of ensuring that the EU has no control over our rules, while meeting our manifesto commitments to get a Free Trade Agreement with the EU, and to make no compromises to our high labour, environment and climate standards provided by our laws and regulations.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2021 14:14:25 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1289744

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the (a) shellfish and (b) fishing industries.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	912453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The TCA is a good deal for British fishermen, it recognises UK sovereignty over our fishing waters, delivers an immediate uplift in quota for the UK fleet and ensures there are zero tariffs on trade in UK and EU goods. We continue to support the industry through the unique circumstances created by the COVID pandemic and adjusting to the new requirements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/02/2021 14:14:57 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley