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1657606

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date	04/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Hospitality Industry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the five categories of hospitality workers identified in the Shortage Occupation List will be recognised with further dispensations in the immigration rules.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL9746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) considered 5 hospitality occupations in its spring review but did not recommend any be added to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) at that time. There are currently no hospitality jobs on the SOL.</p><p>Jobs on the SOL get some benefits, principally the ability to recruit with reduced salary and reduced fees for applicants. However, there are no plans to introduce further benefits for these or any other jobs simply by virtue of being on the SOL.</p><p>The MAC is considering evidence provided in its recent call for evidence and will produce a report advising which jobs should be on the SOL in the autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 18/09/2023 16:32:58 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1655025

registered interest
date	24/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	T-levels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which institutions were responsible for devising the curriculum of each T Level currently being taught.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL9598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2023 answer text <p>T Levels are based on employer-led standards, with the initial, outline content developed by panels of employers and other experts. A list of panel members who developed outlines for T Levels for delivery between 2020 and 2023 can be found in the attachment. Over 250 employers of all sizes have been involved in the design and content of T Levels. This, alongside the industry placement element of the course, equips more young people with the skills, knowledge, and experience to access skilled employment or further study, and ensures the course content meets the needs of employers.</p><p>The content and assessment approach for each T Level is then further developed by the awarding organisations contracted to develop each T Level. T Level providers decide how best to develop a curriculum that ensures students are able to progress in their learning, undertake a large industry placement and succeed in the assessments for the core and specialist learning. Providers can access free support for issues around curriculum design and assessment from the T Level Professional Development offer. In addition, the T Level Support for Schools and Colleges website offers a range of support for providers to guide them through the implementation of T Levels, including information on delivery of the classroom aspects of T Levels. The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is currently reviewing the support for providers offered by Awarding Organisations in advance of the second generation of T Levels, which has included consideration of teaching and assessment resource requirements. IfATE is also working with Awarding Organisations to ensure the materials are clearly signposted on their websites.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 02/08/2023 12:13:40 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran attachment 1 file name HL9598 Attachment Membership of T Level Panels.pdf title HL9598_attachment
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1647752

registered interest
date	26/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many students enrolled at Further Education Colleges at the ages of 14 and 15 in the years (1) 2018, (2) 2019, (3) 2020, (4) 2021, (5) 2022, and (6) 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL8743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The number of students enrolled at further education colleges of academic aged[1] 14 and 15 in the 2017/18 to 2022/23 academic years[2] were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic Year</p></td><td><p>Number of students aged 14 and 15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>3,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>4,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>4,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>3,956</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>3,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>4,532</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>[1] Age as of 31 August in the relevant academic year.</p><p>[2] Complete data for the academic year 2022/2023 is not available yet. This data is as of 1 May 2023.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 10/07/2023 12:34:45 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1605343

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: T-levels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of entrants for T Level examinations in 2022 were studying in FE colleges.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL6599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2023 answer text <p>The department does not have available data on how many students sat T Level assessments in 2022 at institutional level. The department expects T Levels to be included in school and college performance tables from 2024 which should include student numbers.</p><p>Of the 164 providers that are currently delivering T Levels, 105 are Further Education (FE) colleges. The department has selected a relatively small number of high performing providers for the first years of T Level delivery to ensure T Levels are high quality courses from the very start.</p><p>The number of FE providers delivering T Levels is increasing year on year, and the department expects student numbers to grow significantly over the next few years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 31/03/2023 13:52:33 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1581643

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Artificial Intelligence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential effects of technology such as ChatGPT on school teaching and homework.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL5178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The department is assessing the risks and opportunities of recent developments in large language models. The new technology has the potential to improve access and outcomes across the education system.</p><p>The department will continue to work with the Office for Students, the Office for AI, and Ofqual to build our understanding and inform future plans.</p><p>Schools, colleges and universities have policies in place to identify and respond to cheating in assessment. The department expects schools and colleges to ensure the integrity of their assessment processes and take action if any student is found to be cheating.</p><p>Schools, colleges and universities are best placed to decide what technology they need to meet their requirements in relation to their educational contexts.</p><p>The department will keep its programme of measures under review to ensure the best means in addressing the risks and opportunities AI presents are identified, including continuing to establish a strong evidence base for technology in education.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL5179 HL5180 HL5181 question first answered 13/02/2023 15:44:37 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1581644

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Assessments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential effects of technology such as ChatGPT on the assessment of students.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL5179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The department is assessing the risks and opportunities of recent developments in large language models. The new technology has the potential to improve access and outcomes across the education system.</p><p>The department will continue to work with the Office for Students, the Office for AI, and Ofqual to build our understanding and inform future plans.</p><p>Schools, colleges and universities have policies in place to identify and respond to cheating in assessment. The department expects schools and colleges to ensure the integrity of their assessment processes and take action if any student is found to be cheating.</p><p>Schools, colleges and universities are best placed to decide what technology they need to meet their requirements in relation to their educational contexts.</p><p>The department will keep its programme of measures under review to ensure the best means in addressing the risks and opportunities AI presents are identified, including continuing to establish a strong evidence base for technology in education.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL5178 HL5180 HL5181 question first answered 13/02/2023 15:44:37 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1581645

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Assessments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential effects of technology such as ChatGPT on the teaching and assessment of students in (1) Further Education, and (2) universities.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL5180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The department is assessing the risks and opportunities of recent developments in large language models. The new technology has the potential to improve access and outcomes across the education system.</p><p>The department will continue to work with the Office for Students, the Office for AI, and Ofqual to build our understanding and inform future plans.</p><p>Schools, colleges and universities have policies in place to identify and respond to cheating in assessment. The department expects schools and colleges to ensure the integrity of their assessment processes and take action if any student is found to be cheating.</p><p>Schools, colleges and universities are best placed to decide what technology they need to meet their requirements in relation to their educational contexts.</p><p>The department will keep its programme of measures under review to ensure the best means in addressing the risks and opportunities AI presents are identified, including continuing to establish a strong evidence base for technology in education.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL5178 HL5179 HL5181 question first answered 13/02/2023 15:44:38 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1581646

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Assessments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential effects of technology such as ChatGPT on examinations in England where students are permitted access to books.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL5181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The department is assessing the risks and opportunities of recent developments in large language models. The new technology has the potential to improve access and outcomes across the education system.</p><p>The department will continue to work with the Office for Students, the Office for AI, and Ofqual to build our understanding and inform future plans.</p><p>Schools, colleges and universities have policies in place to identify and respond to cheating in assessment. The department expects schools and colleges to ensure the integrity of their assessment processes and take action if any student is found to be cheating.</p><p>Schools, colleges and universities are best placed to decide what technology they need to meet their requirements in relation to their educational contexts.</p><p>The department will keep its programme of measures under review to ensure the best means in addressing the risks and opportunities AI presents are identified, including continuing to establish a strong evidence base for technology in education.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL5178 HL5179 HL5180 question first answered 13/02/2023 15:44:37 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1452353

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young People: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many young people have been recruited to skills bootcamps in the years (1) 2019–20, (2) 2020–21, and (3) 2021–22 so far; and how many of these students studied environmental sustainability.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL7040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Skills Bootcamps are short, flexible courses for adults aged 19 and over. They support adults to gain sector-specific skills. This includes skills that support sustainability and the green industrial revolution, such as retrofit construction, vehicle electrification, and woodland management.</p><p>Skills Bootcamps are very popular and there is a high demand for places. The department anticipates that approximately 16,000 Skills Bootcamps places will be provided in the 2021/22 financial year. These are backed by £43 million from the National Skills Fund. The current Wave 2 of the programme saw a number of Skills Bootcamps delivered in green sectors and jobs. We will continue to expand the programme further following the announcement of £550 million additional funding at the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021. This expansion will include an increased delivery of Skills Bootcamps that will support adults into green jobs.</p><p>There were no Skills Bootcamps delivered in the financial year 2019/20. Between September 2020 and March 2021, over 2000 participants completed a Skills Bootcamp. Data collected as part of the evaluation of these Skills Bootcamps suggests that 22% of participants were aged 19 to 25.</p><p>The department has commissioned process and impact evaluation for wave two of Skills Bootcamps, which is currently being delivered in the 2021/22 financial year. This evaluation will provide further information about participation in Skills Bootcamps in the 2021/22 financial year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 31/03/2022 16:58:05 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking

1452354

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Mature Students
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many adults aged (1) 24–40, and (2) 41–60, have applied for the free courses in (a) A Level equivalent, or (b) higher qualifications, since April 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Baker of Dorking
uin	HL7041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The free courses for jobs offer, launched in April 2021, gives adults the chance to access their first level 3 qualification for free. From April 2022, any eligible adult in England earning under the National Living Wage annually (£18,525 from April 2022) or unemployed, regardless of their prior qualification level, will also be able to access the scheme.</p><p>There are over 400 level 3 qualifications on offer in areas such as engineering, social care, and accounting, alongside many others. These qualifications can support adults to gain skills to improve their wages and access new job opportunities.</p><p>There were almost 12,000 enrolments reported on the level 3 free courses for jobs programme between April to October 2021. This enrolment figure will continue to grow as providers deliver to more learners throughout the year.</p><p>The latest published data shows 6,640 24 to 40-year-olds and 3,920 41 to 60-year- olds were reported as starting on level 3 qualifications available through the free courses for jobs offer between April and October 2021.</p><p>Qualifications above level 3 are not available as part of the free courses for jobs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 31/03/2022 16:29:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	1028 label Biography information for Lord Baker of Dorking