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751742

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people with a (a) learning difficulty and (b) disability completed apprenticeships in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The department publishes data on the number of apprentices who complete and achieve their apprenticeships by self-declared learning difficulty and/or disability and/or health problem. This can be found in the apprenticeships demographic tool in the apprenticeships FE data library:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624824/apprenticeships-demographics-data-tool-achievements-v1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/624824/apprenticeships-demographics-data-tool-achievements-v1.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 15:35:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

751765

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to ensure large employers ring-fence apprenticeship levy funding to be used for apprenticeship starts for 16-to-18 year-olds.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The apprenticeship levy will enable us to fund the step change needed to achieve 3 million quality apprenticeship starts in England by 2020, providing more opportunities for people of all ages to begin or further develop their careers.</p><p> </p><p>As an employer-led programme, employers must be able to make decisions on recruitment to meet their skills needs.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure young people have access to apprenticeships we are providing £1,000 to both employers and training providers when they take on 16 to 18 year olds or 19 to 24 year olds who were in care or who have an Education and Health Care Plan.</p><p> </p><p>To support and grow apprenticeships amongst smaller employers who do not pay the levy, we are providing generous co-investment support and extending this to 100% support for the smallest employers taking on younger apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 16:01:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

751767

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she expects the recommendations of the Lancashire (Coastal) FE Area Review to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>As confirmed in the Area Review Guidance published in March 2016, we will publish an overarching report containing a summary of each area review’s findings and agreed recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Lancashire Area Review report is due for publication in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 16:05:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

752137

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sixth Form Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2017 to Question 1097, how much funding was allocated to 16-to-19 education in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to his previous question number 3689, which was answered on 12 July:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-07/3689/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2017-07-07/3689/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p> </p></li></ul> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 19/07/2017 15:54:58 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

748861

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering a review of Carers Allowance to ensure that it is sufficient to meet the financial support needs of carers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government recognises and appreciates the valuable support that carers provide to those with care needs.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 the rate of Carer’s Allowance has increased from £53.90 to £62.70 a week, meaning an additional £450 a year for carers. Carer’s Allowance is excluded from the benefit freeze and is uprated annually in line with the Consumer Prices Index.</p><p> </p><p>Carers on low incomes can access other financial support through income-related benefits. Income Support, Housing Benefit and Pension Credit include an additional carer’s premium of £34.95 a week. Universal Credit includes a carer’s element of £151.89 per monthly assessment period. People entitled to Carer’s Allowance or the carer’s element in Universal Credit are not subject to the benefit cap.</p><p> </p><p>As society ages and care needs increase, it is important that carers are able to combine caring with paid employment, or return to paid work when their caring duties allow. The Government’s Fuller Working Lives Strategy, published in February 2017, sets out proposals to help carers combine work and care or prepare for returning to the labour market. In addition, earned income up to £116 net a week is ignored for the purposes of Carer’s Allowance. Means-tested benefits and Universal Credit also provide for care to be combined with earnings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 19/07/2017 10:59:53 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

749917

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2017
	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	Climate Change Convention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they continue to collect data against the family stability indicator measures, in particular (1) the percentage of all children who are not living with both their birth parents, broken down by age of child, and (2) the percentage of children in low income households not living with both parents compared to the percentage of such children in middle to higher income households.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pension’s publication <em>Improving lives: Helping Workless Families,</em> presented evidence on the root causes of disadvantage and their impact on the outcomes for children. This included nine national indicators to track progress in tackling the disadvantages that affect families’ and children’s lives and replace all the former <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-justice-outcomes-framework" target="_blank">social justice outcomes framework</a> indicators. A copy of this framework has been attached.</p><p> </p><p>One of the new indicators measures parental conflict to reflect evidence that inter-parental relationship quality is of fundamental importance to children’s outcomes, including their mental health, wellbeing and future employment prospects. On the basis of this evidence and after consulting with academics, a new indicator has been developed. This measures quality of the inter-parental relationship among coupled and separated parents as the proportion of children in couple-parent families experiencing relationship distress. Where parents are separated, research suggests that positive involvement from both parents in the child’s life can help address the potential negative impacts of parental separation therefore as a proxy for the quality of relationship between separated parents the proportion of children in separated families who see their non-resident parents regularly is also being measured.</p><p> </p><p>The Analysis and Research Pack published alongside <em>Improving Lives</em>, presents an update of the proportion of children in couple-parent families living with parents who report relationship distress, broken down by the age of the child. The measure is not broken down by income.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 19/07/2017 11:01:37 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe attachment 1 file name Social justice outcomes framework October 2012.pdf title Social justice outcome framework October 2012
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

747968

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the comments of Mr Juncker that the European Parliament was ridiculous.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>No action was taken.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/07/2017 10:56:06 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

747984

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve diplomatic relations and trust between nuclear and non-nuclear weapons states, through participation in relevant negotiations and by stimulating dialogue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We discuss nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament frequently with a wide range of partners across the international community through UK Embassies overseas, with Embassies in London, in international organisations, and directly between capitals. We attended the first Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in Vienna in May, where we engaged with a wide range of states on how we can together tackle the challenges we face on non-proliferation and disarmament, and enable access to the peaceful use of nuclear technology.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/07/2017 10:56:37 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

747985

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what preparations they are making for their representation and participation at the 2018 UN High Level Conference on nuclear disarmament.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government firmly believes that the best way to achieve a world without nuclear weapons is through gradual multilateral disarmament negotiated using a step-by-step approach and within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We will consider our approach to the 2018 UN High Level Conference closer to the time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/07/2017 10:57:15 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

748022

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Spain concerning judicial independence in Spain in relation to the rights of citizens in Catalonia, including those who also have UK citizenship.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We have not made any representations to the Spanish government on this issue. The UK is clear that questions related to Catalonia are a matter for the Government and people of Spain, and there needs to be respect for the laws and Constitution of Spain. As for UK citizens in Catalonia, they enjoy the same constitutional rights as UK citizens in any other autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/07/2017 10:56:58 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley