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1563486

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
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 impacts of skills shortages on businesses.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	114677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Employer Skills Survey (ESS) has run biennially since 2011, providing a vital source of intelligence on the skills issues that employers face. The survey captures the density and incidence of skills shortages, as well as the impact of these on businesses.</p><p>The last ESS ran in 2019. Fieldwork is currently underway for the 2022 ESS, and will continue until the end of March 2023. Full findings can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employer-skills-survey-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employer-skills-survey-2019</a>.</p><p>The survey captures the number of vacancies and the proportion of these that were proving hard to fill because applicants don’t have the relevant skills, experience or qualifications (skill-shortage vacancies). In 2019, 24% of all vacancies in England, Northern Ireland and Wales were skill-shortage vacancies, an increase from 22% in 2017. This measure is known as the skill-shortage density measure.</p><p>Of those employers in England, Northern Ireland and Wales that reported skill-shortage vacancies, 94% reported that it had an impact on business performance.</p><p>The most common impacts reported included:</p><ul><li>An increased workload for staff (84%)</li><li>Difficulties meeting customer services objectives (49%)</li><li>Increased operating costs (45%)</li><li>Loss of business or orders to competitors (40%)</li><li>Delays developing new products or services (39%)</li></ul><p>The Skills for Jobs White Paper published in January 2021 set out the government’s blueprint for reshaping the technical skills system, to better meet the needs of employers and the wider economy. As part of this new approach, the department introduced employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) which will set out a clear articulation of employers’ skills needs, and the priority changes required in a local area to help ensure post-16 technical education and training provision is more responsive and flexible in meeting local labour market skills needs. The department has now designated employer representative bodies to lead on the development of LSIPs in all 38 areas of England, and expect local areas to have their plans ready for approval in May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/01/2023 12:16:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1568496

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the new train timetable on the reliability of rail services.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	903148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The December 2022 timetable was designed to improve performance through some of the busiest parts of the network, including Manchester, Birmingham and the south east. Since it was introduced, the network has faced considerable challenges, with poor weather (snow, ice, wind, heavy rain), sustained industrial action and a wide-ranging programme of engineering works. The full impact of the timetable on service performance will only become clearer when network disruption stabilises, towards the end of January.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/01/2023 16:38:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1568497

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Timetables
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the new train timetable on the reliability of rail services.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	903150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The December 2022 timetable was designed to improve performance through some of the busiest parts of the network, including Manchester, Birmingham and the south east. Since it was introduced, the network has faced considerable challenges, with poor weather (snow, ice, wind, heavy rain), sustained industrial action and a wide-ranging programme of engineering works. The full impact of the timetable on service performance will only become clearer when network disruption stabilises, towards the end of January.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/01/2023 16:38:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1568498

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of changing work patterns since the covid-19 outbreak on long-term demand for inter-city business rail travel.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	903151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department is developing a number of scenarios for future rail demand as a new normal emerges post-covid-19. The Department is building a robust evidence base to support industry in designing rail timetables that are demand-led and built with flexibility in mind.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/01/2023 16:42:25 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1568499

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the affordability of bus fares.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Tom Randall
uin	903154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of affordable public transport. While decisions on the level of fares are for commercial operators, the Government recognised in the National Bus Strategy the need to make bus services cheaper.</p><p> </p><p>We are providing over £1 billion to Local Transport Authorities to help make bus services cheaper. We are also providing £60 million to cap single bus fares across England at £2 from 1 January to 31 March.</p><p> </p><p>The £2 bus fare cap is not only an innovative way of helping people save money on their transport costs, but it helps to take 2 million car journeys off our roads. There are 4,600 routes across England in the scheme, including the 44 bus from Nottingham and the 53 and 39 buses.</p><p> </p><p>I would be delighted to visit you on your constituency soon.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/01/2023 16:40:38 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4845 label Biography information for Tom Randall

1568500

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of trends in the level of bus services in England since 2019.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Samantha Dixon
uin	903156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant impact to bus services and passenger numbers. To mitigate this, the Government has provided nearly £2 billion in emergency and recovery funding to bus operators and local transport authorities to keep vital bus services running. As a result of this support, bus services in England in 2020/21 ran at over 80% of pre-COVID levels, even though patronage and commercial fare revenue dropped significantly.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/01/2023 14:44:03 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4976 label Biography information for Samantha Dixon

1568593

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: School Leaving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the number of secondary school pupils with an education, health and care plan who entered (a) further education, (b) apprenticeships and (c) employment after leaving secondary school in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	127847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Information about the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan that continued in education, apprenticeships, or employment after leaving key stage 4 from state-funded mainstream and special schools, in the last five years, is available in a table which can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/cbd7302c-53d4-4482-7d59-08dafabf1de8" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/cbd7302c-53d4-4482-7d59-08dafabf1de8</a>.</p><p>Destination data is also available for students that reached the end of 16 to 18 study, but it does not include a specific breakdown by EHC plan. In this data, information on special educational needs (SEN) eligibility status is based on data recorded by state-funded mainstream schools during 16 to 18 study only and does not cover the entire cohort of young people studying at post-16, which includes FE colleges. This data can be accessed at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/0971ad6a-eef8-4874-7d5b-08dafabf1de8" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/0971ad6a-eef8-4874-7d5b-08dafabf1de8</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/01/2023 12:11:14 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1568607

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	127790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>DCMS regularly shares HR information and data with our recognised trade unions to support negotiations for the Department’s annual pay award, this includes data related to pay, headcount, turnover and diversity &amp; inclusion. The Department also regularly provides data and information on our annual People Survey results.</p><p>In addition, DCMS shares other HR information on an ad-hoc basis, relating to various policies and processes, upon request by trade unions and where their engagement is required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/01/2023 12:01:06 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1568665

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timescale is for the Access to Work Adjustment Passports pilot; and whether he plans to publish findings from the pilot.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	127900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>To support transitions into and between employment, we are delivering a series of Adjustment Passport pilots. The Adjustment Passport has been developed with stakeholders and works to empower the user by providing a living document of the individual’s adjustments and in-work support needs, support conversations with potential employers, raise awareness of Access to Work and reduce the need for reassessments.</p><p> </p><p>The Adjustment Passport for graduates leaving university was delivered in three universities during 2022 - Wolverhampton University, Manchester Metropolitan University and Kings College London. The universities evaluated the pilot and published their findings in Autumn 2022.</p><p> </p><p>An Adjustment Passport for young disabled people participating in a vocational programme (e.g. Supported Internships, Traineeships and Apprenticeships) commenced in January 2023 and will last for a period of 12 months with evaluation expected to be available once the test has completed.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the DWP are working with the Ministry of Defence to test an Adjustment Passport for Armed Forces Personnel, which is due to commence during 2023. Details surrounding the test are still being developed with the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/01/2023 12:21:53 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1568689

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South West Main Line: Landslips
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will (a) investigate the causes of the landslide near Hook on the South Western mainline as a matter of urgency and (b) ensure works are undertaken to prevent similar events from occurring in future nearby.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	127838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail will be undertaking a thorough review of the circumstances surrounding the landslip at Hook. My officials have asked for the output of that review and a clear plan to implement any recommendations to ensure that these extremely disruptive weather-related incidents are kept to an absolute minimum<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 24/01/2023 09:28:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena