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1343488

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that independent training providers have access to funding on an equal basis with other adult skills providers, including colleges.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL1659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The government recognises the important role Independent Training Providers (ITPs) play in delivering adult training and skills. After changes in the law brought about by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, it was decided to procure an element of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) openly and competitively, for contracts for services provision. ITPs can submit bids for these contracts in Education and Skills Funding Agency non-devolved areas. In areas where the AEB has been devolved, mayoral combined authorities are now responsible for the provision of AEB-funded adult education for their residents and for deciding which providers to fund.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 19/07/2021 13:33:25 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1343489

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
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 assessment they have made of the importance of independent training providers in delivering training to meet current and future skills shortages in (1) the North East, and (2) the wider UK economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL1660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>In our Skills for Jobs White Paper, published in January 2021, we recognised the unique knowledge and capacity that independent training providers bring. They are the largest provider type delivering apprenticeships and they contribute substantially to adult education and training. In the academic year 2019 to 2020, enrolments at publicly funded private sector providers were:</p><p>- 21,700 apprentices and 15,900 adults in the North East</p><p>- 429,190 apprentices and 175,810 adults in England.</p><p>This prominence across the market is why we are legislating through the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill to place duties on independent training providers, alongside other post-16 providers, to co-operate with employer representative bodies in developing Local Skills Improvement Plans, so they can play their part in responding to the skills gaps that the plans identify.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 19/07/2021 13:21:24 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1343490

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve communication at a (1) local, and (2) national, level about best practices in the delivery of adult skills.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The steps being taken to improve communication at a local and national level about best practices in the delivery of adult skills were outlined in the white paper, Skills for Jobs: Lifelong Learning for Opportunity and Growth, published in January 2021: <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>We are trailblazing new employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plans in a small number of areas in the 2021-22 financial year. They will be created by employer representative bodies working closely with further education colleges, other providers and key local stakeholders and will set out the key changes needed in a local area to make technical skills training more responsive to employers’ skills needs. Alongside the trailblazers, we are legislating to put Local Skills Improvement Plans on a statutory footing as part of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill.</p><p>Local Skills Improvement Plans will provide a framework to help colleges and other providers reshape what they offer, to tackle skills mismatches and ensure that they are responding as effectively as possible to labour market skills needs. We will also make development funding available in the 2021-22 financial year in a number of pilot areas to support colleges to reshape their provision to address local priorities that have been agreed with local employers.</p><p>We will reform our funding and accountability systems to better support providers in their role. To this end, The Skills for Jobs: A New Further Education Funding and Accountability System Government Consultation was published on 15 July 2021: <a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/fe-funding/reforms-to-funding-and-accountability/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/fe-funding/reforms-to-funding-and-accountability/</a>. This consultation proposes a range of steps to improve communication at local and national level about effective skills delivery:</p><ul><li>Specifying the outcomes we expect through a new published Performance Dashboard</li><li>Introducing a new skills measure that will feature in the dashboard and capture how well local and national skills needs are met</li><li>Exploring an enhanced role for Ofsted to inspect how well local and national skills needs are met</li><li>Enabling the Further Education Commissioner to enhance its existing leadership role, with a renewed focus on driving improvement and championing excellence in colleges</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 19/07/2021 13:22:42 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1340131

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the terms of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the provision of services into the European Union apply equally to UK citizens living in (1) EU, (2) EEA and (3) EFTA, countries, so that they can provide services outside their host state.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL1368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and the UK free trade agreement with the EEA-EFTA states, provide for a wide variety of obligations regarding the treatment by one Party of investors, services suppliers and natural persons of the other Party. Some of these provisions may be affected by the place of residence of the natural person in question, and the legal position will depend on the details of each specific case. UK citizens will need to check whether and how the provisions apply to them.</p><p>Government routinely publishes a wide range of analysis on the UK economy. Other bodies, such as the Office for Budget Responsibility, also regularly publish economic analysis on the impact of the UK's trade deal with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Frost grouped question UIN HL1369 question first answered 08/07/2021 16:56:40 answering member 4879 label Biography information for Lord Frost
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

1340132

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the provision of services into the EU by UK citizens living in (1) EU, (2) EEA and (3) EFTA, countries; and what steps they intend to take to reduce or offset that impact.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL1369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and the UK free trade agreement with the EEA-EFTA states, provide for a wide variety of obligations regarding the treatment by one Party of investors, services suppliers and natural persons of the other Party. Some of these provisions may be affected by the place of residence of the natural person in question, and the legal position will depend on the details of each specific case. UK citizens will need to check whether and how the provisions apply to them.</p><p>Government routinely publishes a wide range of analysis on the UK economy. Other bodies, such as the Office for Budget Responsibility, also regularly publish economic analysis on the impact of the UK's trade deal with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Frost grouped question UIN HL1368 question first answered 08/07/2021 16:56:40 answering member 4879 label Biography information for Lord Frost
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

643753

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether an organisation has been approved to carry out the end-point assessment for apprenticeship standards; and if not, which organisation will be approved.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL3513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>All end-point assessments must be carried out by an independent assessment organisation on the Skills Funding Agency’s Register of Apprentice Assessment Organisations to ensure they are high-quality. Each assessment organisation is approved to deliver the end-point assessment for a specific apprenticeship standard, rather than for all apprenticeship standards.</p><p>The assessment market has been adjusting rapidly for most new apprenticeship standards. 61% of all apprentice starts on standards have an end-point assessment organisation available to them, whether they are close to needing end-point assessment or not. This rises to 94% coverage of all apprentice starts, including those who are expected to approach their end-point assessment within the next 12 months, for which an organisation is about to be put on the register.</p><p>There are a small number of standards that already have starts, but for which an assessment organisation has not yet been confirmed. We are examining those lower-volume apprenticeships to resolve this and ensure there is always end-point assessment provision by the time apprentices complete their apprenticeship. This includes working with apprenticeship Trailblazer groups and potential assessment organisations to fill gaps in provision and put contingency plans in place.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 08/12/2016 15:13:09 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

632399

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 assessment they have made of the impact on the charity sector of the proposal to limit the proportion of the annual value of a qualifying employer's Apprenticeship Levy funding pot that can be transferred to another employer to 10 per cent.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL3070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>We have made a commitment to allow employers to transfer digital funds to other employers in their supply chains, sectors or communities in 2018. We have suggested that this should initially be set at 10 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>We have created a new employer working group, including the Charities Finance Group, to help us further develop proposals for a transfers system that works for employers. Alongside detailed research into the needs of employers of all sizes, this group will help us design how transfers should work, the level of funds that could be transferred and what controls are needed to protect the integrity of the apprenticeship system.</p><p> </p><p>Unlike other taxes, levied employers can get back their contributions if they are committed to training sufficient numbers of high-quality apprentices. They will also receive a top up of 10 per cent on their digital funds.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific assessment of the amount registered charities and private sector employers paying the Apprenticeship Levy will lose as a result of funds in their digital account expiring because the employer was unable to spend them. Last month we announced an extension to the period employers will have to spend their digital funds, from 18 to 24 months.</p><p> </p><p>We have published estimates of levy payments, and apprenticeship spending, by sector in the attached document.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL3071 HL3074 question first answered 21/11/2016 15:45:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL3070 HL3071 HL3074 attachment.pdf title Information_on_apprenticeship_levy
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

632400

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 they have taken to ensure that registered charities paying the Apprenticeship Levy will receive benefits from the scheme at least equivalent to the cost of the Levy.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL3071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>We have made a commitment to allow employers to transfer digital funds to other employers in their supply chains, sectors or communities in 2018. We have suggested that this should initially be set at 10 per cent.</p><p> </p><p>We have created a new employer working group, including the Charities Finance Group, to help us further develop proposals for a transfers system that works for employers. Alongside detailed research into the needs of employers of all sizes, this group will help us design how transfers should work, the level of funds that could be transferred and what controls are needed to protect the integrity of the apprenticeship system.</p><p> </p><p>Unlike other taxes, levied employers can get back their contributions if they are committed to training sufficient numbers of high-quality apprentices. They will also receive a top up of 10 per cent on their digital funds.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no specific assessment of the amount registered charities and private sector employers paying the Apprenticeship Levy will lose as a result of funds in their digital account expiring because the employer was unable to spend them. Last month we announced an extension to the period employers will have to spend their digital funds, from 18 to 24 months.</p><p> </p><p>We have published estimates of levy payments, and apprenticeship spending, by sector in the attached document.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL3070 HL3074 question first answered 21/11/2016 15:45:54 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash attachment 1 file name HL3070 HL3071 HL3074 attachment.pdf title Information_on_apprenticeship_levy
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

632401

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they have given or will give to enable charities to engage with the Trailblazer process to develop charity-specific apprenticeship standards, including in fields such as financial management and governance.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL3072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Trailblazer process is open to any employer group that wishes to come forward to develop a new apprenticeship standard, provided it can meet the Department’s published criteria. Once a new standard is approved for development, a dedicated Relationship Manager is provided to support employers throughout the Trailblazer process.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome any proposals for new standards from the charity sector, where they feel a specific occupation exists that is not already covered by a standard and would meet our criteria. We have recently received a proposal from a group of employers to develop a standard in the occupation of Voluntary and Community Sector Worker. We are currently reviewing the proposal and a decision will be made shortly on whether it meets our criteria to be approved for development.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 21/11/2016 15:43:35 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare

632402

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Institute for Apprenticeships
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what efforts they have made to ensure appropriate representation of the charity sector on the board of the Institute for Apprenticeships.
tabling member printed	Lord Aberdare
uin	HL3073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Chair and Board members are being appointed in accordance with the public appointments process. It is expected that the members of the Institute’s board will be comprised primarily of persons with a background as employers and business leaders. This is to ensure that employers continue to drive apprenticeship quality. Applications to join the Institute’s board, which have now closed, were open to representatives of all organisations, including those from the charitable sector.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash question first answered 21/11/2016 15:42:15 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	3898 label Biography information for Lord Aberdare