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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/516926", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/516926/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Later this month, we will launch a communications campaign that will promote the benefits of apprenticeships to employers.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>From next April, the apprenticeship levy will put funding in the hands of employers and encourage them to take on more apprentices.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are also supporting smaller businesses taking on young apprentices through the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers; and removed the requirement for employers to pay National Insurance contributions for apprentices aged under 25.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3990", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Graham"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/515211", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/515211/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Latest data shows that whilst the number of employers advertising vacancies has fallen, the number of apprenticeship opportunities posted on the \u2018Find an Apprenticeship\u2019 website has increased each year from 71,060 in 2010/11 to 200,460 in 2014/15.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Apprenticeship Delivery Board and Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network work with employers to champion apprenticeships and increase the number of places on offer. The Skills Funding Agency also works closely with the National Employer Services Team in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to encourage employers to offer apprenticeships.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are launching a new apprenticeships communications campaign in May, jointly designed with DWP, which will promote the benefits of apprenticeships to young people, parents and employers. This will build on National Apprenticeship Week 2016, which saw more than 30,000 apprenticeship places pledged by businesses.<\/p><p>We also work closely with DWP to ensure that information about apprenticeship vacancies is available to jobseekers through Universal Jobmatch.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/513944/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>All apprenticeships must be paid jobs; have a minimum duration of 12 months; and offer sustained and substantial training to ensure apprentices gain significant new skills and competence in their occupation.<\/p><p>Employers are designing new apprenticeship standards and assessment approaches that must meet a number of set criteria to ensure quality and consistency across all apprenticeships. These are set out in the \u201cFuture of apprenticeships in England: guidance for trailblazers - from standards to starts\u201d <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-apprenticeships-in-england-guidance-for-trailblazers\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/future-of-apprenticeships-in-england-guidance-for-trailblazers<\/a><\/p><p>In England from April 2017, the independent Institute for Apprenticeships will support the quality of apprenticeship standards in England. Ofsted and Ofqual will also continue to inspect, report on and regulate apprenticeships up to and including Level 3.<\/p><p>We are also introducing legislation to protect the term `apprenticeship` from misuse by education and training providers. The aim is to assure employers, apprentices and training providers that action can be taken if poor quality training is mis-sold as an apprenticeship, and that they are investing in high quality apprenticeships.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/411", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/511258/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of vacancies on the `Find an Apprenticeship` website has been increasing from 71,060 in 2010/11 to 200,460 in 2014/15. The data does not reflect all vacancies as some employers choose alternative methods for advertising their apprenticeship opportunities.<\/p><p> <\/p><p><em>English Apprenticeships: Our 2020 Vision<\/em> sets out our plans to work with providers and employer organisations to reach our commitment of 3 million apprenticeships by 2020.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The new Apprenticeship Delivery Board will encourage more businesses to develop quality apprenticeships. Members act as apprenticeship champions within their sector, working with employers of all sizes to increase both the number of apprenticeship places on offer and the supply of talented candidates.<\/p>"}
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      , "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/511259", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/511259/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Latest data shows that the number of vacancies posted on the \u2018Find an Apprenticeship\u2019 website have increased each year from 71,060 in 2010/11 to 200,460 in 2014/15. The data does not reflect all vacancies as some employers choose alternative methods for advertising their apprenticeship opportunities.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We are working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that jobseekers are aware of apprenticeship vacancies. Vacancies posted on the \u2018Find an Apprenticeship\u2019 website are visible to jobseekers on Universal Jobmatch.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Department for Work and Pensions on steps to tackle recent reductions in the number of apprenticeship vacancies.", "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/511270", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/511270/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We want to give employers in England flexibility in how they use levy funds to pay for apprenticeship training that meets their needs. We know that some employers want to direct their funding to other employers, for instance their suppliers. We will consider ways this could be accommodated whilst avoiding additional complexity, maintaining the aims of the system and remaining compatible with State aid rules.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3995", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nick Boles"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether employers will be able to direct unused funds from their apprenticeship levy accounts towards supporting training apprentices working with (a) their distributers and (b) other companies in their supply chain.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4505", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Peter Kyle"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Peter Kyle"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/509969", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/509969/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Apprenticeships provide high quality training to ensure full competence in an occupation, increasing the apprentice\u2019s employment prospects.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Latest data show that around 90% of apprentices are employed on completion of their apprenticeship training, 71% with the same employer.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The value that apprenticeships add is also clear in the increased earnings potential of former apprentices. The lifetime benefits associated with the acquisition of apprenticeships at Level 3 are very significant, standing at between £77,000 and £117,000<sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup>. Higher apprentices could earn £150,000 more on average over their lifetime compared to those with L3 vocational qualifications<sup><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>[1] London Economics (2011) \u2013 <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32354/11-1282-returns-intermediate-and-low-level-vocational-qualifications.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">BIS Research Paper Number 53, Returns to Intermediate and Low Level Vocational Qualifications, September 2011\u2019<\/a><\/p><p>[2] <a href=\"https://www.aat.org.uk/sites/default/files/assets/University_Report_AAT_and_CEBR_February_2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">AAT and CEBR - Is a university degree the best route into employment?<\/a><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what modelling his Department has done on the further employment prospects of those starting an apprenticeship during the current Parliament; and what estimate he has made of the rate at which he expects apprentices to secure employment following their apprenticeships.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4119", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/484362/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department does not currently publish forecasts for Apprenticeship starts by level. Information on the actual number of Apprenticeship starts reported to date, by individual level, is published as a supplementary table (first link) to a Statistical First Release (second link).<\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509999/apprenticeships-starts-by-framework-type-and-level.xls\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/509999/apprenticeships-starts-by-framework-type-and-level.xls<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p><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><p> <\/p><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of the three million apprenticeships planned by 2020 are expected to be at (a) degree and (b) masters level.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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