Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the regional breakdown of successful applications to the Turing Scheme from (1) schools, (2) further education, and (3) universities.
Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme over the two years the scheme has operated are:
The Turing Scheme is demand-led and competitive. There has been significant interest in the Turing Scheme this year, with many more applications than last year. All successful applications received funding, but may not have received their full requested budget due to high demand.
Successful applications are required to score at least 50 marks out of 100, and at least 50% in each of four qualitative criteria which are:
All applications were independently assessed by sector experts, who ensured all successful projects met the quality standards required. 70 applications failed on the levelling up criterion. Others had less well-developed projects. This could be due to some of those applicants having less experience in designing projects of this type and securing funding for them. 67% of applicants for the 2022/23 academic year were new applicants, and 71% of applicants that failed were new applicants.
The Turing Scheme has a strong focus on supporting levelling up by providing opportunities for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. In the 2021/22 academic year, 48% of 41,000 approved placements for all sectors, which includes schools, further education/vocational education and training, (FE/VET) and higher education (HE), were for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. 52% of 38,000 approved placements for all sectors in the 2022/23 academic year are for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Turing Scheme uses a range of measures based on sector standards across the UK to define what we mean by participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. These are listed in full on the Turing Scheme website: https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/.
The tables below show the percentage of placements allocated for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds, by sector, for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.
Table 1: Placements by sector for the 2021/22 academic year
Sector | HE | FE/VET | Schools | Totals |
Total no. of participants | 28,997 | 6,888 | 5,139 | 41,024 |
No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 13,817 | 3,843 | 2,053 | 19,713 |
% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 47.6% | 55.8% | 39.9% | 48.1% |
Table 2: Placements by sector for the 2022/23 academic year
Sector | HE | FE/VET | Schools | Totals |
Total no. of participants | 23,986 | 9,605 | 4,721 | 38,312 |
No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 12,356 | 5,554 | 2,022 | 19,932 |
% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 52% | 58% | 43% | 52% |
A full regional breakdown of schools, FE/VET, and HE is provided on the Turing Scheme website: https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/. Data is subject to change until grant agreements are in place.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success rate of applications to the Turing Scheme by disadvantaged pupils and students from each (1) sector of the education system, and (2) region.
Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme over the two years the scheme has operated are:
The Turing Scheme is demand-led and competitive. There has been significant interest in the Turing Scheme this year, with many more applications than last year. All successful applications received funding, but may not have received their full requested budget due to high demand.
Successful applications are required to score at least 50 marks out of 100, and at least 50% in each of four qualitative criteria which are:
All applications were independently assessed by sector experts, who ensured all successful projects met the quality standards required. 70 applications failed on the levelling up criterion. Others had less well-developed projects. This could be due to some of those applicants having less experience in designing projects of this type and securing funding for them. 67% of applicants for the 2022/23 academic year were new applicants, and 71% of applicants that failed were new applicants.
The Turing Scheme has a strong focus on supporting levelling up by providing opportunities for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. In the 2021/22 academic year, 48% of 41,000 approved placements for all sectors, which includes schools, further education/vocational education and training, (FE/VET) and higher education (HE), were for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. 52% of 38,000 approved placements for all sectors in the 2022/23 academic year are for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Turing Scheme uses a range of measures based on sector standards across the UK to define what we mean by participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. These are listed in full on the Turing Scheme website: https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/.
The tables below show the percentage of placements allocated for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds, by sector, for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.
Table 1: Placements by sector for the 2021/22 academic year
Sector | HE | FE/VET | Schools | Totals |
Total no. of participants | 28,997 | 6,888 | 5,139 | 41,024 |
No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 13,817 | 3,843 | 2,053 | 19,713 |
% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 47.6% | 55.8% | 39.9% | 48.1% |
Table 2: Placements by sector for the 2022/23 academic year
Sector | HE | FE/VET | Schools | Totals |
Total no. of participants | 23,986 | 9,605 | 4,721 | 38,312 |
No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 12,356 | 5,554 | 2,022 | 19,932 |
% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 52% | 58% | 43% | 52% |
A full regional breakdown of schools, FE/VET, and HE is provided on the Turing Scheme website: https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/. Data is subject to change until grant agreements are in place.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme.
Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The success rate of schools applying to participate in the Turing Scheme over the two years the scheme has operated are:
The Turing Scheme is demand-led and competitive. There has been significant interest in the Turing Scheme this year, with many more applications than last year. All successful applications received funding, but may not have received their full requested budget due to high demand.
Successful applications are required to score at least 50 marks out of 100, and at least 50% in each of four qualitative criteria which are:
All applications were independently assessed by sector experts, who ensured all successful projects met the quality standards required. 70 applications failed on the levelling up criterion. Others had less well-developed projects. This could be due to some of those applicants having less experience in designing projects of this type and securing funding for them. 67% of applicants for the 2022/23 academic year were new applicants, and 71% of applicants that failed were new applicants.
The Turing Scheme has a strong focus on supporting levelling up by providing opportunities for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds. In the 2021/22 academic year, 48% of 41,000 approved placements for all sectors, which includes schools, further education/vocational education and training, (FE/VET) and higher education (HE), were for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. 52% of 38,000 approved placements for all sectors in the 2022/23 academic year are for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Turing Scheme uses a range of measures based on sector standards across the UK to define what we mean by participants from disadvantaged backgrounds. These are listed in full on the Turing Scheme website: https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/about/widening-access/.
The tables below show the percentage of placements allocated for participants from disadvantaged backgrounds, by sector, for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 academic years.
Table 1: Placements by sector for the 2021/22 academic year
Sector | HE | FE/VET | Schools | Totals |
Total no. of participants | 28,997 | 6,888 | 5,139 | 41,024 |
No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 13,817 | 3,843 | 2,053 | 19,713 |
% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 47.6% | 55.8% | 39.9% | 48.1% |
Table 2: Placements by sector for the 2022/23 academic year
Sector | HE | FE/VET | Schools | Totals |
Total no. of participants | 23,986 | 9,605 | 4,721 | 38,312 |
No. of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 12,356 | 5,554 | 2,022 | 19,932 |
% of participants from disadvantaged backgrounds | 52% | 58% | 43% | 52% |
A full regional breakdown of schools, FE/VET, and HE is provided on the Turing Scheme website: https://www.turing-scheme.org.uk/funding-opportunities/funding-results-2022-23/. Data is subject to change until grant agreements are in place.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters have received security clearance for relocation to the UK but have not yet been able to travel; and when those people are expected to travel.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
As of 15 June 136, ARAP principals who have passed UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) checks are currently waiting relocation to the UK from third countries.
It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters have applied for relocation to the UK and are awaiting security clearance.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
As of 15 June 2022, 163 ARAP principals who have received offer letters are awaiting the completion of UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) checks in advance of travel to the UK.
It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters are still eligible for relocation to the UK; and under which schemes.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
As of 15 June 2022, there are approximately 792 ARAP principals who have been confirmed as being eligible for relocation but have not yet arrived in the UK.
Category 2 of the ARAP scheme requires eligible persons to have been directly employed by HMG or contracted to provide linguistic services in support of the UK's Armed Forces, on or after 1 October 2001. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of the total figure by job role.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters have been relocated to the UK to date (1) from Afghanistan, and (2) from a third country.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
As of 15 of June 2022, a total of 1,138 ARAP principals have been relocated to the UK from Afghanistan or a third country since the end of Op PITTING.
Category 2 of the ARAP scheme requires eligible persons to have been directly employed by HMG or contracted to provide linguistic services in support of the UK's Armed Forces, on or after 1 October 2001. It is not possible to provide a breakdown of the total figure by job role.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many family members of Afghan interpreters (1) have been relocated to the UK, and (2) are awaiting relocation to the UK having received security clearance.
Answered by Baroness Goldie
Since the ARAP schemed opened in April 2021, Defence has relocated over 9,500 ARAP eligible people to the UK, of this over 4,000 have been family members and other dependants.
As of 15 June, 136 ARAP principals who have passed UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) checks are awaiting relocation to the UK from third countries. We cannot provide the number of ARAP dependants who have passed UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) checks and are awaiting relocation.
It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by job role.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take within the UN Security Council to encourage the government of Colombia to reactivate the National Commission for Security Guarantees.
Answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
The UK consistently calls on the Colombian Government to make full use of the National Commission for Security Guarantees, as we did in recent UN Security Council meetings on Colombia. Successive UK-drafted UN Security Council press statements have called for the National Commission on Security Guarantees, working with civil society, to adopt and implement a public policy to dismantle illegal armed groups.
To date, we have spent over £69 million through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) to support the implementation of the peace agreement in Colombia and improve stability and security. We will continue to work with Colombia, including through the UNSC, and encourage the Colombian Government to strengthen the institutions that can improve the security of citizens and investigate and prosecute the criminal actors responsible for violence.
Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what provisions for the protection of human rights defenders are included in the United Kingdom–Andean Countries Trade Agreement; and what enforcement measures are in place.
Answered by Lord Grimstone of Boscobel
Respect for democratic principles and fundamental human rights underpins the United Kingdom–Andean Countries Trade Agreement. The treaty allows for ‘appropriate measures’ to be taken by any member state ‘in accordance with international law’ where breaches occur. The agreement also includes a Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapter, which aims to ensure that both Parties encourage high levels of environmental and labour protection. This chapter provides for an annual TSD Sub-Committee, which is an opportunity for the UK to raise concerns with partner countries where we believe there have been violations of workers’ rights or environmental commitments. The Sub- Committee last met in April 2022.