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1186416

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date	19/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to allow awarding organisations to enable work from apprentices to be accepted as evidence by video capture and witness testimonials for the next six months during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	32150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2020 answer text <p>We have developed guidance with the sector to support all parts of the apprenticeship system, which is consistent with advice issued by Public Health England. Guidance issued on 23 March sets out how we are responding to the impact of Covid-19 on the apprenticeship programme. It can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-apprenticeship-programme-response" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-apprenticeship-programme-response</a>.</p><p>We are keeping the guidance under active review and will publish updates as the situation evolves.</p><p>The authority to change assessment methods sits with the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE). IfATE issued guidance on 23 March about the range of temporary flexibilities being introduced to end-point assessment: <a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/response-to-covid-19/" target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/response-to-covid-19/</a>.</p><p>IfATE are working closely with external quality assurance providers and end-point assessment organisations to make adjustments to assessment plans, including remote assessment wherever possible, whilst maintaining the integrity of the apprenticeship. Some assessment methods can be carried out remotely but these will need to be checked for each apprenticeship standard to take account of specific occupational requirements. Adjustments will need to be logged with relevant external quality assurance providers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 01/04/2020 17:02:18 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 14602 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186652

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Business Improvement Districts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what financial support will be provided to Business Improvement Districts facing a reduction in income caused by businesses not paying business rates during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	32284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>We have announced a substantial package of support to businesses, and we are exploring other ways we can support them.</p><p>At present, businesses within a Business Improvement District (BID) will still need to pay into their BID to ensure the BID body can still provide vital support to their local business communities.</p><p>We know that a number of BIDs are currently in the process of issuing their bills to members, and we would hope that they can come to sensible arrangements on charging given the current circumstances.</p><p>The Coronavirus Act also includes new measures to support BIDs: we have introduced a delay to BID ballots due to take place between now and 31 December 2020 until March 2021. This will ensure that they are conducted in a safe and effective way.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 27/03/2020 13:18:27 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186660

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to defer the payment of (a) National Insurance, (b) PAYE and (c) VAT for 12 months for charities, such as The Deep, that rely on visitor income to fund their costs and activities.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	32287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced an unprecedented package of support for businesses and individuals affected by Covid-19, and remains committed to doing whatever it takes to support the economy as necessary.</p><p> </p><p>UK VAT registered businesses, including charities, can defer VAT payments due with their VAT returns between now and the end of June. No UK VAT registered business will have to make a VAT payment alongside their VAT return to HMRC in that period. They will have until the end of the financial year to repay.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also give all eligible retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England a 100% business rates holiday for the next 12 months. The Government also extended the support available to individuals and businesses, including a package of government-backed and guaranteed loans, which make available an initial £330 billion of guarantees – equivalent to 15% of GDP.</p><p> </p><p>For Income Tax Self-Assessment, payments due on the 31st of July 2020 will be deferred until the 31st of January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, employers (including charities) can put workers on temporary leave and the government will pay them cash grants of 80% of their wages up to a cap of £2,500 a month, providing they keep the worker employed. They will receive the grant from HMRC, covering the cost of wages backdated to 1 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will be available for those unable to work because they are self-isolating in line with government advice; this is on top of the Prime Minister’s announcement that SSP will be payable from day 1 instead of day 4 for affected individuals. Support will be available through Universal Credit and Contributory Employment and Support Allowance for those not eligible for SSP.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have scaled up their Time to Pay offer to all taxpayers, including charities, who are in temporary financial distress as a result of Covid-19 and have outstanding tax liabilities. Taxpayers can contact HMRC’s dedicated Covid-19 helpline to get practical help and advice on 0800 0159 559.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor will continue to review and make further announcements as events unfold if required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 30678 30719 30744 30831 30891 31652 question first answered 23/03/2020 17:28:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186094

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed three month mortgage holidays on individuals credit scores.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	31542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>With regards to personal credit ratings, payment holidays can be a feature of lending products or can be offered by lenders in exceptional circumstances outside of the customer’s control. This covers a multitude of potential scenarios, illness being one of them. Where payment holidays as a result of COVID-19 are agreed with a lender, we would expect lenders to ensure that taking a payment holiday should not impact credit scores. Ministers and officials are working closely with industry to protect consumers from harm during these unprecedented times.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/03/2020 14:30:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186098

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education and Sixth Form Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount of emergency funding that further education and sixth form colleges will require to prevent them from having to close during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	31546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>The department is very grateful to education providers who are responding to the unique challenge of COVID-19, including making provision to continue support for vulnerable children and key workers following the announcement of 18 March. Clearly, there will be a substantial financial impact on the sector, which requires a strong response.</p><p> </p><p>Firstly, where there are current planned payment profiles, we are seeking to provide stability. The Education and Skills Funding Agency will continue to pay grant-funded providers their scheduled monthly payments for the remainder of the year. Allocations for 2020/21 will have been confirmed by the end of March and payments will made as profiled. We are also looking to put in place a process for providing reimbursement for additional costs imposed by responding to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Secondly, we want to ensure that apprentices can continue and complete their apprenticeship, wherever possible, despite any break that they have to take as a result of COVID-19. We are committed to working with training providers, end-point assessment organisations and external quality assurance organisations to mitigate the operational and financial impacts of this disruption and maintain the integrity of apprenticeships. We have published apprenticeship guidance and this is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-apprenticeship-programme-response" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-apprenticeship-programme-response</a>. For other funding streams, we will be making decisions on where existing rules and models may need to be modified in relation to any planned reconciliation and future year allocations.</p><p> </p><p>For colleges in significant financial difficulties, the existing support arrangements remain in place including through short-term solvency support through emergency funding.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has also announced a series of wider measures to support employers and employees, recognising the significant impacts caused by COVID-19. Education, training and assessment providers who operate as businesses or charities are able to access the package of measures to support businesses. Details of this support are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses</a>. We are working closely with HM Treasury to monitor how the support packages are benefitting organisations and to consider any further action which may be required.</p><p>To provide more detailed information for further education providers, we have published operational guidance available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-further-education-provision" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-further-education-provision</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 29999 30001 30004 30005 30006 30100 question first answered 30/03/2020 18:37:31 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 14159 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186115

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with Ofqual on provision of updated guidance to educational institutions on the summer 2020 (a) examinations and (b) final assessments.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	31553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2020 answer text <p>As my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, announced to the House on 18 March, the Government has taken the difficult decision to cancel all examinations due to take place in schools and colleges in England this summer, as part of the fight to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Along with my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, I have been in regular communication with Ofqual to ensure that we provide timely advice to educational institutions on alternative arrangements.</p><p>The Department’s priority for GCSE and A-level students is to ensure they can move on as planned to the next stage of their education, including starting college, sixth form courses or apprenticeships, in the autumn. We will ensure they are awarded a grade which reflects their work. Our intention is that a grade will be awarded this summer based on the best available evidence, including any non-examination assessment that students have already completed. On 3 April, Ofqual published details for schools, colleges, parents and carers on how GCSEs and A Levels will be awarded:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/how-gcses-as-a-levels-will-be-awarded-in-summer-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/how-gcses-as-a-levels-will-be-awarded-in-summer-2020</a>.</p><p>The Department recognises that some students may nevertheless feel disappointed that they have not been able to sit their examinations. If they do not believe the correct process has been followed in their case, they will be able to appeal on that basis. In addition, if they do not feel their calculated grade reflects their performance, they will have the opportunity to sit an examination, as soon as is reasonably possible after the beginning of the new academic year. Students will also have the option to sit their examinations in summer 2021.</p><p>There is a very wide range of vocational and technical qualifications, as well as other academic qualifications, for which students were expecting to sit examinations this summer. These are offered by a large number of awarding organisations and have differing assessment approaches. In many cases, students will already have completed modules or non-examination assessment which could provide evidence to award a grade. The Department is encouraging these organisations to show the maximum possible flexibility and pragmatism to ensure students are not disadvantaged. Ofqual is working urgently with the sector to explore options and will provide more details shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/04/2020 09:27:12 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 14156 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186141

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Covid-19 Guidance NHS General Dental Services from the Chief Dental Officer, published by the Scottish Government on 17 March 2020, what recent discussions he has had with the Chief Dental Officer for England on updated (a) guidance and (b) support for dentists during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	31562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to support and protect all our frontline National Health Service health and care staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, including dentists.</p><p>NHS England issued guidance on 20 March and further guidance is expected very shortly. Existing guidance has set out an expectation that routine care is radically reduced, further guidance will cover detailed arrangements for service delivery and include plans for redeployment of dental teams where possible to support frontline services dealing with the pandemic.</p><p>The latest COVID-19 guidance for dental practices which is regularly updated can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/dental-practice" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/dental-practice</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/05/2020 09:52:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 14003 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186214

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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	Maternity Pay: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will change the period of time for calculating maternity pay based on a person's income to the eight weeks period prior to the outbreak of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	31596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>As both the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19 and we have been clear in our intention that no one should be penalised for doing the right thing. These are rapidly developing circumstances, we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/03/2020 16:46:09 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186276

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Further Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on providing (a) simple and (b) quick routes for colleges to (i) identify and (ii) secure cashflow support.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	31645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers remain in close contact with their counterparts at the Department for Education on the UK’s COVID-19 response. The Government is committed to supporting the education sector as it faces this challenge.</p><p> </p><p>We have confirmed that the Education &amp; Skills Funding Agency will continue to pay grant-funded providers their scheduled monthly payments for the remainder of the year. Because of the activity-based funding model for apprenticeships, both the Treasury and Department for Education are exploring the impact of the current disruption with training providers. For colleges in significant difficulties, the existing support arrangements remain in place, including emergency funding.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to develop more detailed operational guidance, which will be circulated as soon as possible. Colleges should speak to their ESFA territorial teams for further guidance on issues relating to funding.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 27/03/2020 08:42:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1186277

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on guaranteeing the income of the (a) Adult Education Budget, (b) apprenticeship and (c) other study programmes during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	31646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2020 answer text <p>There is urgent work under way in the department, the Education and Skills Funding Agency and with the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) to ensure that we have the appropriate policy response in place to respond to the impact of Covid-19 on the Further Education sector and its adult learners. We are also looking at how we can help to mitigate the impact on the activity-based funding model for apprenticeships. On 16-19 funding, we do not anticipate that the closure will affect 2019/20 or 2020/21 funding for which education institutions’ allocations have already been calculated. We are looking at the implications for future years and will clarify as soon as we are able to.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 03/04/2020 12:23:34 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy