Asked by: Lord Smith of Clifton (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sectors of the United Kingdom economy are covered by regulatory agencies; how many agencies there are per sector; and how the pattern for 2013–14 compares with that of a decade ago.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
A large number of organisations play a part in securing compliance with the law. They include national regulators, local authorities, and bodies independent of Government, some of which have statutory regulatory functions. [Data on coverage of sectors by regulatory agencies are not available].
Her Majesty’s Government has for the first time published details of the main national regulators, their remits and regulatory budgets and staff resource as well as the regulatory functions undertaken by local authorities on the BIS website: http://discuss.bis.gov.uk/focusonenforcement , a copy of which is attached for information.
This exercise mainly focuses on regulatory functions carried out in England. In the case of Scotland, it only applies to regulatory functions exercised in reserved matters. In Northern Ireland, it only applies to regulatory functions which have not been transferred. It does not apply to regulatory functions which are only exercisable in or as regards Wales.
Data about regulators was not collected or collated in this manner by Her Majesty’s Government. A decade ago, however, Sir Philip Hampton did publish details of a range of relevant bodies and a copy of this material is also attached for information.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Clifton (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) 16 year-olds, (2) 17 year-olds, and (3) 18 year-olds started apprenticeships in the academic years 2012–13 and 2013–14 in England.
Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts for 16, 17 and 18 year olds in 2012/13 and provisional full year apprenticeship starts for the same ages in 2013/14. Provisional data are subject to change and should not be directly compared with data from earlier academic years.
Table 1: Apprenticeship starts by age (2012/13 and 2013/14 provisional full year)
| 2012/13 | 2013/14 |
|
| Full year |
Age | Full year | (provisional) |
16 | 25,080 | 25,170 |
17 | 35,810 | 38,320 |
18 | 53,430 | 54,140 |
Notes
1) Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10.
2) Age is calculated based on age at start of the programme rather than based on 31 August.
3) Provisional data are subject to change and should not be directly compared with data from earlier academic years.
Asked by: Lord Smith of Clifton (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what is the latest estimate of employer spending on training in England, and (2) how much employers spent on (a) trainee wages in general, and (b) apprenticeships in particular, in each of the last five years.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Estimates of employer spend on training and Apprenticeship wages are in the public domain and can be accessed via the following links:
Employer Skills Survey 2013, UK Commision for Employment and Skills (UKCES ) Jan 2014 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/304403/ukcess2013_england_slide_pack.pdf
Apprenticeship Pay Survey 2012, BIS Oct 2013 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-pay-survey-2012