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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751751/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The department collects data that allows people undertaking apprenticeships to declare a mental health problem through the Individualised Learner Record.<\/p><p>We will be conducting a survey in early 2018 with 15,000 people currently undertaking further education or an apprenticeship, which will ask whether they have a physical or mental health condition.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4036", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Luciana Berger"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751762", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751762/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Budgets for 16 to 19-year-old education are set on the basis of the established 16 to 19 funding rates and formula, using estimates of student numbers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In 2014-15 and 2015-16, student numbers and associated costs were lower than these estimates, which resulted in lower spending than the forecast, by £135m and £132m respectively, representing 2.2% of the budget.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Final expenditure is not yet available for 2016-17 and will be published in the Education and Skills Funding Agency accounts shortly.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-07-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of her Department's budget for 16-to-19 education was not spent on education for that age group in each of the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17 financial years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751763/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The budget for the Institute for Apprenticeships for 2017-18 is £9,656,000. The department has yet to agree a budget for the Institute for 2018-19 financial year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Institute employs 87.5 full-time equivalent permanent staff.<\/p>"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751764", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751764/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The budget for the Institute for Apprenticeships for 2017-18 is £9,656,000. The department has yet to agree a budget for the Institute for 2018-19 financial year.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Institute employs 87.5 full-time equivalent permanent staff.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many permanent staff are employed by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/465", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gordon Marsden"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Gordon Marsden"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751281", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751281/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Local authorities continue to have a duty to secure sufficient childcare for working parents in their local areas. The Department is committed to working with local authorities to ensure sufficient places, which is why we awarded a delivery contract to Childcare Works, who continue to provide ongoing support and challenge to local authorities and providers delivering 30 hours.<\/p><p>The Department has also supported the growth and creation of additional places to deliver the 30 hours funded entitlement and in 2016, ran a £100 million early years capital bid round, which will create almost 18,000 additional 30 hours places for working parents.<\/p><p>We know that thousands of eligible children are taking up 30 hours places in our 12 early delivery areas and that parents have extended their working hours as a result of accessing the offer.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1562", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill"}
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      , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-07-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Children: Day Care"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken account of the potential change to parents' working hours resulting from the commencement of provision of 30 hours free childcare from September 2017 on the number of childcare places to be made available; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4588", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tracy Brabin"}
      }
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751282", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751282/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department primarily allocates revenue funding at local authority level.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The schools block allocation for individual schools for the 2016-17 financial year are published at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-block-funding-allocations-2016-to-2017<\/a>.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>School<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>2016-17 funding<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Willenhall Community Primary School<\/p><\/td><td><p>£1,821,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Stretton CE Primary School<\/p><\/td><td><p>£956,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College<\/p><\/td><td><p>£5,962,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>Individual school allocations for 2017-18 will be published later this year. The formulae that local authorities have used to distribute funding to schools this year are published at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/schools-block-funding-formulae-2017-to-2018<\/a>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We recently consulted on a national funding formula for schools. We believe that the current funding arrangements are unfair and we remain committed to changing them.<\/p><p>We received over 25,000 responses to the consultation. We are grateful to all those who expressed their views on school funding and the proposed formula as part of this process. We will publish the response to the consultation in due course. Until then, we are unable to confirm the funding each school will receive in future years.<\/p>"}
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        }
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much core revenue funding (a) Willenhall Community Primary School, (b) Stretton CE Primary School and (c) Blue Coat Church of England School and Music College in Coventry South constituency received for (i) 2016-17 and (ii) 2017-18; and how much funding each of those schools is planned to receive for (A) 2019-20 and (B) 2020-21.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751283/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Working parents, or parents expecting to start a new job in the next 14 days, who believe they are eligible for 30 hours can make an application through the childcare service. The Department published the guidance document, <em>30 hours free childcare: eligibility<\/em>, which sets out the eligibility requirements for 30 hours free childcare. This is available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility<\/a>.<\/p><p>A parent can claim 30 hours the term following the child\u2019s third birthday and the term following receipt of their eligibility code from HMRC (whichever is later). This is set out in the Department\u2019s guidance <em>Early years entitlements: operational guidance<\/em> to support local authorities and childcare providers, which is available at: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-la-and-early-years-provider-guide\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-la-and-early-years-provider-guide<\/a>.<\/p><p>Further guidance for parents can also be found at: <a href=\"https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">https://childcare-support.tax.service.gov.uk/<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance her Department has available for parents who find employment after August's 30 free hours application deadline and before the application process reopening for January 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4588", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tracy Brabin"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751290/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We welcome the Commission\u2019s report, published on 28 June, which considers efforts to improve social mobility over the last twenty years. The Commission rightly concludes that too often life chances can be determined not by effort and talents but where you come from, your parents\u2019 situation and what school you attend. The Department will set out further details on policy to tackle this social injustice in due course.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Thanks to the Government\u2019s reforms, there are 1.8 million more pupils in good or outstanding schools than in 2010, and we are delivering three million apprenticeship places, opening up access to our higher education system and investing £500 million a year into technical education.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Improving social mobility requires support from all parts of society: government, employers and civic organisations. Last year, we launched our £72 million Opportunity Area programme. In these 12 social mobility \u2018coldspots\u2019 we are working with a range of local partners to break the link between background and destination. We know these areas face some of the most entrenched challenges, as described by the Social Mobility Commission\u2019s Index last year. Our approach here goes beyond what the Department and central government can do \u2013 extending to local authorities, schools, academy sponsors, local and national businesses, Local Enterprise Partnerships, FE colleges, universities, the voluntary sector, and more.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>I spoke at a Westminster Hall Debate about government policies on social mobility and the Commission\u2019s \u2018Time for Change\u2019 report on 11 July. The debate and my speech are available in Hansard at this weblink: <a href=\"https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-07-11/debates/D9AB2665-13E3-4AE4-90CD-528E30853ED0/SocialMobility\" target=\"_blank\">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-07-11/debates/D9AB2665-13E3-4AE4-90CD-528E30853ED0/SocialMobility<\/a><\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-07-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Social Mobility"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make a statement in response to the report of the Social Mobility Commission, Social mobility between 1997 and 2017: time for change, published on 28 June 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4356", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Angela Rayner"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Angela Rayner"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751297", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/751297/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We encourage businesses to look at how to use apprenticeships effectively within their organisations to meet their skills needs, as part of the wider training they provide.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>No existing training scheme can be reconfigured as an apprenticeship and receive public funding unless it meets strict quality and eligibility criteria i.e. it lasts at least 12 months, provides substantial new training for the individual (including a minimum 20% off-the-job training), and meets a recognised framework or standard.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We have reaffirmed our commitment to reach 3 million new apprenticeship starts in England by 2020 and are still on track to meet that - with 1 million starts since May 2015.<\/p>"}
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