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429325
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment: Health more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment the Government has made of the benefit to businesses of a healthy workforce. more like this
tabling member constituency Bath more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Howlett more like this
uin 16968 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-26more like thismore than 2015-11-26
answer text <p>There is a good evidence base for the benefits to business of a healthy workforce, for example, workers who are in good health can be up to three times as productive as those in poor health. Conversely there are high costs to business from ill health: ‘Health at Work – an independent review of sickness absence’ found that the costs to employers of sick pay were £9bn per year.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Witham more like this
answering member printed Priti Patel more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-26T10:35:14.147Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-26T10:35:14.147Z
answering member
4066
label Biography information for Priti Patel more like this
tabling member
4445
label Biography information for Ben Howlett more like this
429330
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Small Businesses: Apprentices more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many small businesses have taken up the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers in each year that it has operated; and how many young apprentices have been taken on by businesses taking up that grant. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
tabling member printed
Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 17018 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-26more like thismore than 2015-11-26
answer text <p>The number of workplaces and the number of apprenticeship starts on the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) scheme are provided in Table 1 and Table 2 respectively. The eligibility for the scheme has changed over time, and it is not possible to identify “small” employers separately from all employers eligible for the scheme.</p><br /><p>Starts on AGE 16 to 24 are also published as part of a Statistical First Release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held</a></p><br /><p><strong></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table 1: Number of workplaces on the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers Scheme (2011/12 to 2014/15)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of workplaces</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>6,670</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>34,020</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>46,620</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>47,790</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>135,100</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>1) AGE 16 to 24 was launched in February 2012.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>2) Between 1st February 2012 and 31st July 2012, employers with up to 250 employees were eligible for AGE. Between 1st August 2012 and 31st January 2014, employers with up to 1000 employees were eligible for AGE. From 1st February 2015, employers with up to 50 employees are eligible for AGE.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>3) AGE 16 to 24 starts are defined through the Learning Delivery Funding and Monitoring Codes with values of 132 or 133 as per the ILR specification (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140108104635/http://www.theia.org.uk/ilr/ilrdocuments/201112_ilrdetail.htm). These are validated by the Skills Funding Agency.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>4) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten except totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table 2: Starts on the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers Scheme (AGE 16 to 24)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Payments Made</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pipeline Starts</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>4,900</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>26,520</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>16,010</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>37,390</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>23,510</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>60,900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>Under 19</p></td><td><p>32,960</p></td><td><p>5,500</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>19-24</p></td><td><p>18,300</p></td><td><p>3,180</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>51,300</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,700</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>1) AGE 16 to 24 was launched in February 2012. Payments are drawn down once the new Apprentice has been in post for 13 weeks, therefore Apprenticeships starting after 30 April 2015 are not included in the Payments Made column because they had not yet triggered a payment.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>2) Pipeline Starts show those starting between May 2015 and July 2015 who have not yet qualified for a payment, but the payment would be made once the Apprentice has been in post for 13 weeks.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>3) AGE 16 to 24 starts are defined through the Learning Delivery Funding and Monitoring Codes with values of 132 or 133 as per the ILR specification (http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140108104635/http://www.theia.org.uk/ilr/ilrdocuments/201112_ilrdetail.htm). These are validated by the Skills Funding Agency.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>4) Starts in this table include learners aged 19-24 on application but aged 25 when learning started.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>5) Volumes are rounded to the nearest ten except totals which are rounded to the nearest hundred.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford more like this
answering member printed Nick Boles more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-26T14:19:51.147Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-26T14:19:51.147Z
answering member
3995
label Biography information for Nick Boles more like this
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this
429331
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept id 31 more like this
answering dept short name Women and Equalities more like this
answering dept sort name Women and Equalities more like this
hansard heading Equal Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to eliminate the gender pay gap. more like this
tabling member constituency Bath more like this
tabling member printed
Ben Howlett more like this
uin 17030 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-30more like thismore than 2015-11-30
answer text <p>The gender pay gap currently stands at 19.2%, the lowest on record. We are determined to accelerate this progress. To eliminate the gender pay gap within a generation, the Government is requiring larger employers to publish information about the pay and bonuses for men and women; extending our plans for gender pay gap reporting to the public sector; and working with business to have 33% of women on boards by 2020 and eliminate all-male boards in the FTSE 350.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Gosport more like this
answering member printed Caroline Dinenage more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-30T18:30:44.36Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-30T18:30:44.36Z
answering member
4008
label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage more like this
tabling member
4445
label Biography information for Ben Howlett more like this
429344
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Local Government: West Midlands more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when legislative provision will be made for the (a) establishment of the role of metro mayor for the West Midlands Combined Authority, (b) cancellation of the Police and Crime Commissioner election in the West Midlands and (c) establishment of the West Midlands Combined Authority. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Northfield more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burden more like this
uin 17082 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-27more like thismore than 2015-11-27
answer text <p>As stated in the devolution deal agreement which my rt Hon Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 17 November 2015, we intend the first election for a West Midlands metro mayor to be held in May 2017, subject to the passage of the necessary legislation through Parliament.</p><p>As that agreement also explains, there will be local consideration of the appropriate relationship between the functions of a mayor and the police and crime commissioner role; at this stage there has been no decision to transfer police and crime commissioner functions to an elected Mayor for the West Midlands and there are no plans to cancel the 2016 police and crime commissioner election in the West Midlands.</p><p>As to the establishment of the West Midlands Combined Authority, we are currently considering the governance review and scheme for a combined authority which the West Midlands councils published in October 2015, before undertaking any statutory consultation on establishing that Authority, as required by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.</p>
answering member constituency Stockton South more like this
answering member printed James Wharton more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-27T14:45:50.84Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-27T14:45:50.84Z
answering member
4123
label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm more like this
tabling member
301
label Biography information for Richard Burden more like this
429351
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Living Wage: Young People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people earn below the living wage. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
tabling member printed
Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 17047 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading East more like this
answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson more like this
grouped question UIN 17048 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-24T13:40:55.723Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-24T13:40:55.723Z
answering member
1556
label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson more like this
attachment
1
file name 17047, 17048 FINAL.pdf more like this
title UKSA Letter to Member - Living Wage more like this
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this
429352
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Living Wage: Young People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people in full-time employment earn below the living wage. more like this
tabling member constituency Ashfield more like this
tabling member printed
Gloria De Piero more like this
uin 17048 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Reading East more like this
answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson more like this
grouped question UIN 17047 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-24T13:40:55.803Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-24T13:40:55.803Z
answering member
1556
label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson more like this
attachment
1
file name 17047, 17048 FINAL.pdf more like this
title UKSA Letter to Member - Living Wage more like this
tabling member
3915
label Biography information for Gloria De Piero more like this
429357
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Ministry of Defence more like this
answering dept id 11 more like this
answering dept short name Defence more like this
answering dept sort name Defence more like this
hansard heading Voyager Aircraft more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Voyager fleet has been fitted with the enhanced defensive aids suite; and what estimate he has made of the cost of fitting that suite to the remainder of that fleet. more like this
tabling member constituency Denton and Reddish more like this
tabling member printed
Andrew Gwynne more like this
uin 17050 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-24more like thismore than 2015-11-24
answer text <p>I am withholding information on the precise fitment of defensive aids to Voyager as its disclosure would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Ludlow more like this
answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-24T16:44:39.77Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-24T16:44:39.77Z
answering member
1542
label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
tabling member
1506
label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne more like this
429363
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Universities: Admissions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that schools facilitate highly-able pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds accessing the best universities. more like this
tabling member constituency Dudley North more like this
tabling member printed
Ian Austin more like this
uin 16987 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-27more like thismore than 2015-11-27
answer text <p>Widening participation in higher education (HE) is a priority for this government, building on the real progress being made in the last 5 years. In England the entry rates for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds were at record levels in 2014, rising from 13.6 per cent in 2009 to 18.2 per cent in 2014. Applications from this group also reached a record high in 2015, with the latest data showing a 21 per cent application rate. As set out in the Green Paper on Higher Education, published on 6 November, this government has set a goal to double the proportion of people from disadvantaged backgrounds entering HE by the end of this Parliament from 2009 levels. Schools have a critical role in delivering on this commitment.</p><p>We have introduced compulsory study of the key English Baccalaureate subjects to make sure more pupils get the rigorous academic education they need to succeed in getting a place at university.</p><p>We are also committed to continuing the pupil premium, protected at current rates, so that pupils from the poorest backgrounds get the help they need, including the most able.</p><p>Work is underway to implement collaborative national networks that will provide single points of contact to help teachers and advisers to find out about HE outreach activity in their area, and give general advice about progression to HE. A total of £22 million is being provided in 2014-16, and 35 networks will cover schools across England.</p>
answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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less than 2015-11-27T14:49:27.047Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-27T14:49:27.047Z
answering member
3980
label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
tabling member
1511
label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley more like this
429364
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department of Energy and Climate Change: China more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who she met during her visit to China in November 2015; and what was (a) discussed and (b) agreed at those meetings. more like this
tabling member constituency South Down more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Margaret Ritchie more like this
uin 16985 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-25more like thismore than 2015-11-25
answer text <p>During her visit the Secretary of State met a number of her counterparts, supported the two week long Food is GREAT Campaign in China and took with her the largest ever UK delegation to the Food and Hotel China trade show. She signed agreements to open the markets for UK barley and pigs trotters worth up to £190m over 5 years and discussed the forward plan for opening up the markets for poultry, beef and lamb. She discussed shared priorities with the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Water Resources and agreed programmes of closer collaboration.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
grouped question UIN 16984 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-25T12:52:35.157Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-25T12:52:35.157Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4130
label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick more like this
429368
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-11-19more like thismore than 2015-11-19
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Department of Energy and Climate Change: China more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the outcomes were of her visit to China in November 2015; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency South Down more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Margaret Ritchie more like this
uin 16984 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-25more like thismore than 2015-11-25
answer text <p>During her visit the Secretary of State met a number of her counterparts, supported the two week long Food is GREAT Campaign in China and took with her the largest ever UK delegation to the Food and Hotel China trade show. She signed agreements to open the markets for UK barley and pigs trotters worth up to £190m over 5 years and discussed the forward plan for opening up the markets for poultry, beef and lamb. She discussed shared priorities with the Minister of Agriculture and the Minister of Water Resources and agreed programmes of closer collaboration.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
grouped question UIN 16985 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-25T12:52:35.097Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-25T12:52:35.097Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4130
label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick more like this