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Adrian Bailey

Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for West Bromwich West

First elected: 23rd November 2000

Left House: 6th November 2019 (Standing Down)


Adrian Bailey is not a member of any APPGs
6 Former APPG memberships
Aluminium Industry, Best Brexit, Mutuals, Oil Refining Sector, Trade and Investment, Water and Sanitation in the Third World
Panel of Chairs
22nd Jun 2017 - 6th Nov 2019
Panel of Chairs
30th Jun 2015 - 3rd May 2017
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
30th Nov 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Liaison Committee (Commons)
19th Jul 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
10th Jun 2010 - 30th Mar 2015
West Midlands Regional Select Committee
3rd Mar 2009 - 6th May 2010
Committees on Arms Export Controls
9th Nov 2007 - 6th May 2010
European Scrutiny Committee
9th Nov 2007 - 6th May 2010
Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
1st Oct 2009 - 23rd Nov 2009
Business and Enterprise Committee
10th Mar 2008 - 30th Sep 2009
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
16th Jul 2001 - 12th Jul 2005
Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)
10th Jul 2003 - 28th Nov 2003


Division Voting information

Adrian Bailey has voted in 2418 divisions, and 22 times against the majority of their Party.

29 Oct 2019 - Early Parliamentary General Election Bill - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 11 Labour No votes vs 127 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 438 Noes - 20
19 Mar 2019 - Foreign Affairs Committee - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 13 Labour No votes vs 168 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 199 Noes - 134
12 Sep 2018 - EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) And Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 21 Labour Aye votes vs 143 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 331 Noes - 145
8 Feb 2017 - European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 42 Labour No votes vs 163 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 496 Noes - 111
20 Apr 2016 - Record Copies of Acts - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 23 Labour Aye votes vs 23 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 117 Noes - 38
2 Dec 2015 - ISIL in Syria - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 56 Labour No votes vs 139 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 390
2 Dec 2015 - ISIL in Syria - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 65 Labour Aye votes vs 153 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 397 Noes - 223
11 Sep 2015 - Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 73 Labour Aye votes vs 91 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 330
29 Nov 2013 - European Union (Referendum) Bill - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 2 Labour Aye votes vs 2 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 3 Noes - 244
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 69 Labour Aye votes vs 138 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 241 Noes - 256
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 66 Labour No votes vs 139 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 267 Noes - 233
11 Jul 2012 - Sittings of the House - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 51 Labour No votes vs 141 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 280 Noes - 184
10 Jul 2012 - House of Lords Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 26 Labour No votes vs 201 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 462 Noes - 124
12 Mar 2012 - Backbench Business Committee - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 36 Labour No votes vs 50 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 82
19 Oct 2011 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 28 Labour Aye votes vs 71 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 306 Noes - 95
30 Mar 2011 - Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 33 Labour Aye votes vs 170 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 37 Noes - 480
15 Jun 2010 - Backbench Business Committee - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 29 Labour No votes vs 83 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 100 Noes - 331
15 Jun 2010 - Backbench Business Committee - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 53 Labour Aye votes vs 57 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 263
3 Jul 2008 - Members’ Salaries - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 82 Labour Aye votes vs 136 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 196
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 111 Labour Aye votes vs 197 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 196 Noes - 375
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 96 Labour No votes vs 207 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 337 Noes - 224
17 Oct 2006 - Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment) - View Vote Context
Adrian Bailey voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 46 Labour No votes vs 49 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 55 Noes - 240
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All Debates

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Sparring Partners
Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat)
(44 debate interactions)
Greg Clark (Conservative)
(24 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Education
(126 debate contributions)
HM Treasury
(108 debate contributions)
Home Office
(41 debate contributions)
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Latest EDMs signed by Adrian Bailey

16th October 2019
Adrian Bailey signed this EDM on Tuesday 22nd October 2019

ASDA contract 6

Tabled by: Chris Stephens (Scottish National Party - Glasgow South West)
That this House notes with concern the decision by ASDA to proceed with proposals to put all hourly paid employees on flexible contracts (Contract 6) despite considerable concern about the proposed changes to employee terms and conditions; further notes that the flexibility clause in Contract 6 will force employees to …
48 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Dec 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 32
Scottish National Party: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
Liberal Democrat: 1
16th October 2019
Adrian Bailey signed this EDM on Thursday 17th October 2019

Voter ID requirements at polling stations

Tabled by: Faisal Rashid (Labour - Warrington South)
That this House expresses deep concern at the Government’s announced plans to prevent people from voting unless they can provide photographic identification at the next election; notes that of the 44.6 million votes cast in 2017, there were just 28 allegations of in-person voter fraud and one conviction; recognises that …
71 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Nov 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 51
Scottish National Party: 10
Liberal Democrat: 4
Independent: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Green Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Adrian Bailey, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Adrian Bailey has not been granted any Urgent Questions

2 Adjournment Debates led by Adrian Bailey

Wednesday 25th January 2017

1 Bill introduced by Adrian Bailey


A bill to remove the requirement for small co-operative societies to appoint lay auditors; to increase the threshold for co-operative societies to disapply the full audit requirement to the same level as PLCs; to require auditors to report contingent on a threshold of share capital instead of turnover or on a special resolution at a general meeting; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Tuesday 8th November 2016
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Latest 50 Written Questions

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12 Other Department Questions
20th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the cost of the Electricity Intensive Industries - Relief from the Cost of Renewables scheme.

The Government estimates that relief from the costs of the Renewables Obligation and Small Scale Feed in Tariffs scheme will be £1.2bn between 2016/17 and 2019/2020. However the exact cost will depend on the number of companies that apply for the relief; their electricity usage and levels of production.

While the Government has sector electricity data we have limited business level data from a small number of sectors. We do not therefore have an assessment of the number of sectors that pass the sector level test but fail the business level test.

20th Jan 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what information his Department holds on which industrial sectors reach the preliminary threshold of seven per cent electricity intensity, but in which a majority of businesses do not meet the added 20 per cent electricity intensity threshold.

The Government estimates that relief from the costs of the Renewables Obligation and Small Scale Feed in Tariffs scheme will be £1.2bn between 2016/17 and 2019/2020. However the exact cost will depend on the number of companies that apply for the relief; their electricity usage and levels of production.

While the Government has sector electricity data we have limited business level data from a small number of sectors. We do not therefore have an assessment of the number of sectors that pass the sector level test but fail the business level test.

25th Nov 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many skills shortage vacancies are expected in each employment sector in each of the next 10 years.

The Government does not forecast skill shortage vacancies. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills published employment and skill projections on 6th March 2014:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-futures-2012-to-2022

The report presents employment projections for the period from 2012 to 2022, based on an assumption that past patterns of behaviour and performance are continued. The projected demand for skills is shown by occupation and qualification rather than by sector, but they do show employment projections for sectors.

25th Nov 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of undergraduates studying in universities are of each social grade.

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) publish information annually on the participation in Higher Education by under-represented students groups in their UK Performance Indicators tables. The available figures on participation by National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC) can be located in Table 1a at the following link:

https://www.hesa.ac.uk/pis/09/10/urg

HESA figures show that 73,240 (or 32.6%) of young UK domiciled First degree entrants in UK universities came from socio-economic classifications that comprise small employers/account workers, lower supervisory and technical workers and semi routine or routine occupations.

25th Nov 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of students in further education colleges aged (a) 19 to 24 and (b) 25 and over are of each social grade.

Information on the social grade of further education learners is not centrally collected.

Table 2 of a Statistical First Release (SFR) presents data on the characteristics of government funded adult (19+) further education learners:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held

15th Oct 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many adults enrolled on ESOL courses in further education colleges in each of the last five years.

Information on ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) participation is published in Table 3 of a Statistical First Release (SFR):

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/364220/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-oct14.xls

8th Jul 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many higher apprenticeships were delivered via the (a) Higher Education Funding Council for England and (b) Skills Funding Agency in each of the last five years.

Employers offer apprenticeships, with training providers delivering the required training within an apprenticeship. Government funding for apprenticeships, including higher apprenticeships, is currently provided by the Skills Funding Agency to apprenticeship training providers.

Information on the number of Government funded higher apprenticeships is published in a Statistical First Release (SFR):

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-held

16th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of foundation degree students continued to a honours degree in each of the last 10 years.

The available information is shown in the tables. The Tables have been compiled by the Higher Education Funding Council and describe the number of Foundation Degree entrants (Table 1) and Qualifiers (Table 2) and those who transfer from HEIs to honours degree level (Table 3a and 3b). The Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) has derived these figures from the HESA standard population (HEIs) and the equivalent population at Further Education Colleges (FECs). Some of the data has been published in the 2010 HEFCE report “Foundation Degree: Key statistics 2001/02 to 2009/10”. http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2010/201012/10_12.pdf).

It has not been possible for HEFCE to complete time series data for FECs for all years because of the disproportionate cost in providing this analysis.

Table 1 - Foundation Degree entrants

The number and proportion of UK-domiciled foundation degree entrants at Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges in England between 2004/05 and 2012/13, split by the type of registering institution.

Number of foundation degree entrants (UK-domiciled foundation degree entrants at HEIs and FECs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

2012-13 data is provisional and subject to change

Type of registering institution

HEI

FEC

Year of entry

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Total

2004-05

14,785

75%

4,800

25%

19,585

2005-06

20,750

77%

6,180

23%

26,930

2006-07

24,510

73%

8,325

25%

33,735

2007-08

31,370

77%

9,400

23%

40,770

2008-09

35,600

75%

11,900

25%

47,495

2009-10

38,865

71%

14,200

26%

54,950

2010-11

35,685

71%

13,125

26%

49,920

2011-12

33,845

70%

13,770

28%

48,350

2012-13

21,090

59%

14,150

40%

35,700

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard registration population at English HEIs, and the equivalent population at English further education colleges, 2005-06 to 2012-13

Note:

1. Figures up to 2008-09 are as published in "Foundation degree: Key statistics 2001-02 to 2009-10" (Table 3 of HEFCE 2010/12, http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2010/201012/10_12.pdf)

2. Figures from 2009-10 to 2012-13 are unpublished, but drawn from Regional Profiles analysis of the same population as earlier years

The figures since 2009/10 show a decline in foundation degree entrants registered at English HEIs with a particularly sharp decline in 2012/13. Some of the reasons for this trend are discussed in the HEFCE report “Undergraduate courses other than first degrees: an analysis of recent trends” published in April 2014.

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2014/201408c/HEFCE2014_08c.pdf -

Table 2 - Foundation Degree Qualifiers

Number of foundation degree qualifiers (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers at HEIs and FECs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard qualifiers population at English HEIs, and the equivalent population at English further education colleges, 2005-06 to 2012-13

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded

Type of registering institution

HEI

FEC

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

2004-05

4,615

..

..

..

2005-06

7,225

..

..

..

2006-07

8,995

..

..

..

2007-08

11,435

..

..

..

2008-09

14,355

72%

5,530

28%

2009-10

19,500

75%

6,390

25%

2010-11

21,520

73%

7,870

27%

2011-12

25,200

.

..

.

2012-13

23,245

.

..

.

Note:

1. Figures prior to 2008/09 were neither derived or published for FECs because of incomplete data on qualifications awarded being recorded on the Individual Learning Record (ILR)

2. Figures for FECs from 2011/12 can only be provided at disproportionate cost. No information available.

3. Figures for 2009-10 and 2010-11 are unpublished, but drawn from updated analysis of the same population and on the same basis as earlier years

4. HESA standard qualifications obtained at English HEIs from 2011/12. These figures are similar but not directly comparable with earlier years.

. Not Applicable

..Not Available

Table 3a and 3b shows the number of UK Domicile students being awarded a foundation degree who progress in the following academic year from an HEI to study an Honours Programme. Table 3a is not comparable with Table 3b. The figures shown in Table 3a (up to 2009/10) are derived from analysis produced by HEFCE. The data in Table 3b shows qualifiers derived from the HESA standard qualifications obtained population (Table 3b). However, these figures can only be linked forward to study undertaken at a UK HEI (in the following academic year).

Table 3a Foundation Degree qualifiers progressing to an Honours Programme (Sector-wide)

Progression to honours programme (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers registered at HEIs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Note: Progression of qualifiers from HEIs only

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded, progression to honours degree study in the following academic year

Honours programme registered at the same institution

Honours programme registered at a different UK HEI or English FEC

Not on honours programme in following academic year

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

2003-04, Honours degree in 2004-05

1,140

47%

160

7%

1,110

46%

2004-05, Honours degree in 2005-06

2,260

50%

225

5%

2,080

46%

2005-06, Honours degree in 2006-07

3,385

47%

455

6%

3,385

47%

2006-07, Honours degree in 2007-08

4,415

49%

530

6%

4,050

45%

2007-08, Honours degree in 2008-09

5,290

46%

870

8%

5,275

46%

2008-09, Honours degree in 2009-10

6,530

45%

1,095

8%

6,730

47%

2009-10, Honours degree in 2010-11

8,775

45%

1,130

6%

9,590

49%

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard qualifiers population at English HEIs, 2003-04 to 2009-10

Note:

1. Figures up to 2007-08 qualifiers are as published in "Foundation degree: Key statistics 2001-02 to 2009-10"

2. Figures are only available for the foundation degree qualifiers from HEIs (only). Figures for qualifiers from FECs who transfer to Honours are not available because of incomplete data qualifications (prior to 2008/09) and disproportionate cost in producing this analysis for FECs (2008/09).

Table 3b - Foundation Degree qualifiers progressing to an Honours Programme (HEI to HEI)

Progression to honours programme (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers registered at HEIs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Note: Progression of qualifiers from HEIs only, into honours programmes at HEIs only

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded, progression to honours degree study in the following academic year

Honours programme registered at any UK HEI

Not on honours programme at any UK HEI in following academic year

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

2010-11, Honours degree in 2011-12

12,480

49%

13,090

51%

2011-12, Honours degree in 2012-13

12,660

50%

12,540

50%

Source: HESA standard qualifications obtained population at English HEIs, linked to any honours degree study registered at a UK HEI in the year following qualification awarded

Note:

1. Figures are not directly comparable with those provided above.

16th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many and what proportion of foundation degrees have been delivered by (a) further education colleges and (b) universities in each of the last 10 years.

The available information is shown in the tables. The Tables have been compiled by the Higher Education Funding Council and describe the number of Foundation Degree entrants (Table 1) and Qualifiers (Table 2) and those who transfer from HEIs to honours degree level (Table 3a and 3b). The Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) has derived these figures from the HESA standard population (HEIs) and the equivalent population at Further Education Colleges (FECs). Some of the data has been published in the 2010 HEFCE report “Foundation Degree: Key statistics 2001/02 to 2009/10”. http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2010/201012/10_12.pdf).

It has not been possible for HEFCE to complete time series data for FECs for all years because of the disproportionate cost in providing this analysis.

Table 1 - Foundation Degree entrants

The number and proportion of UK-domiciled foundation degree entrants at Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges in England between 2004/05 and 2012/13, split by the type of registering institution.

Number of foundation degree entrants (UK-domiciled foundation degree entrants at HEIs and FECs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

2012-13 data is provisional and subject to change

Type of registering institution

HEI

FEC

Year of entry

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Total

2004-05

14,785

75%

4,800

25%

19,585

2005-06

20,750

77%

6,180

23%

26,930

2006-07

24,510

73%

8,325

25%

33,735

2007-08

31,370

77%

9,400

23%

40,770

2008-09

35,600

75%

11,900

25%

47,495

2009-10

38,865

71%

14,200

26%

54,950

2010-11

35,685

71%

13,125

26%

49,920

2011-12

33,845

70%

13,770

28%

48,350

2012-13

21,090

59%

14,150

40%

35,700

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard registration population at English HEIs, and the equivalent population at English further education colleges, 2005-06 to 2012-13

Note:

1. Figures up to 2008-09 are as published in "Foundation degree: Key statistics 2001-02 to 2009-10" (Table 3 of HEFCE 2010/12, http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2010/201012/10_12.pdf)

2. Figures from 2009-10 to 2012-13 are unpublished, but drawn from Regional Profiles analysis of the same population as earlier years

The figures since 2009/10 show a decline in foundation degree entrants registered at English HEIs with a particularly sharp decline in 2012/13. Some of the reasons for this trend are discussed in the HEFCE report “Undergraduate courses other than first degrees: an analysis of recent trends” published in April 2014.

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2014/201408c/HEFCE2014_08c.pdf -

Table 2 - Foundation Degree Qualifiers

Number of foundation degree qualifiers (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers at HEIs and FECs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard qualifiers population at English HEIs, and the equivalent population at English further education colleges, 2005-06 to 2012-13

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded

Type of registering institution

HEI

FEC

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

2004-05

4,615

..

..

..

2005-06

7,225

..

..

..

2006-07

8,995

..

..

..

2007-08

11,435

..

..

..

2008-09

14,355

72%

5,530

28%

2009-10

19,500

75%

6,390

25%

2010-11

21,520

73%

7,870

27%

2011-12

25,200

.

..

.

2012-13

23,245

.

..

.

Note:

1. Figures prior to 2008/09 were neither derived or published for FECs because of incomplete data on qualifications awarded being recorded on the Individual Learning Record (ILR)

2. Figures for FECs from 2011/12 can only be provided at disproportionate cost. No information available.

3. Figures for 2009-10 and 2010-11 are unpublished, but drawn from updated analysis of the same population and on the same basis as earlier years

4. HESA standard qualifications obtained at English HEIs from 2011/12. These figures are similar but not directly comparable with earlier years.

. Not Applicable

..Not Available

Table 3a and 3b shows the number of UK Domicile students being awarded a foundation degree who progress in the following academic year from an HEI to study an Honours Programme. Table 3a is not comparable with Table 3b. The figures shown in Table 3a (up to 2009/10) are derived from analysis produced by HEFCE. The data in Table 3b shows qualifiers derived from the HESA standard qualifications obtained population (Table 3b). However, these figures can only be linked forward to study undertaken at a UK HEI (in the following academic year).

Table 3a Foundation Degree qualifiers progressing to an Honours Programme (Sector-wide)

Progression to honours programme (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers registered at HEIs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Note: Progression of qualifiers from HEIs only

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded, progression to honours degree study in the following academic year

Honours programme registered at the same institution

Honours programme registered at a different UK HEI or English FEC

Not on honours programme in following academic year

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

2003-04, Honours degree in 2004-05

1,140

47%

160

7%

1,110

46%

2004-05, Honours degree in 2005-06

2,260

50%

225

5%

2,080

46%

2005-06, Honours degree in 2006-07

3,385

47%

455

6%

3,385

47%

2006-07, Honours degree in 2007-08

4,415

49%

530

6%

4,050

45%

2007-08, Honours degree in 2008-09

5,290

46%

870

8%

5,275

46%

2008-09, Honours degree in 2009-10

6,530

45%

1,095

8%

6,730

47%

2009-10, Honours degree in 2010-11

8,775

45%

1,130

6%

9,590

49%

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard qualifiers population at English HEIs, 2003-04 to 2009-10

Note:

1. Figures up to 2007-08 qualifiers are as published in "Foundation degree: Key statistics 2001-02 to 2009-10"

2. Figures are only available for the foundation degree qualifiers from HEIs (only). Figures for qualifiers from FECs who transfer to Honours are not available because of incomplete data qualifications (prior to 2008/09) and disproportionate cost in producing this analysis for FECs (2008/09).

Table 3b - Foundation Degree qualifiers progressing to an Honours Programme (HEI to HEI)

Progression to honours programme (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers registered at HEIs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Note: Progression of qualifiers from HEIs only, into honours programmes at HEIs only

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded, progression to honours degree study in the following academic year

Honours programme registered at any UK HEI

Not on honours programme at any UK HEI in following academic year

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

2010-11, Honours degree in 2011-12

12,480

49%

13,090

51%

2011-12, Honours degree in 2012-13

12,660

50%

12,540

50%

Source: HESA standard qualifications obtained population at English HEIs, linked to any honours degree study registered at a UK HEI in the year following qualification awarded

Note:

1. Figures are not directly comparable with those provided above.

16th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students have (a) started and (b) completed a foundation degree in each of the last 10 years.

The available information is shown in the tables. The Tables have been compiled by the Higher Education Funding Council and describe the number of Foundation Degree entrants (Table 1) and Qualifiers (Table 2) and those who transfer from HEIs to honours degree level (Table 3a and 3b). The Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE) has derived these figures from the HESA standard population (HEIs) and the equivalent population at Further Education Colleges (FECs). Some of the data has been published in the 2010 HEFCE report “Foundation Degree: Key statistics 2001/02 to 2009/10”. http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2010/201012/10_12.pdf).

It has not been possible for HEFCE to complete time series data for FECs for all years because of the disproportionate cost in providing this analysis.

Table 1 - Foundation Degree entrants

The number and proportion of UK-domiciled foundation degree entrants at Higher Education Institutions and Further Education Colleges in England between 2004/05 and 2012/13, split by the type of registering institution.

Number of foundation degree entrants (UK-domiciled foundation degree entrants at HEIs and FECs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

2012-13 data is provisional and subject to change

Type of registering institution

HEI

FEC

Year of entry

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Total

2004-05

14,785

75%

4,800

25%

19,585

2005-06

20,750

77%

6,180

23%

26,930

2006-07

24,510

73%

8,325

25%

33,735

2007-08

31,370

77%

9,400

23%

40,770

2008-09

35,600

75%

11,900

25%

47,495

2009-10

38,865

71%

14,200

26%

54,950

2010-11

35,685

71%

13,125

26%

49,920

2011-12

33,845

70%

13,770

28%

48,350

2012-13

21,090

59%

14,150

40%

35,700

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard registration population at English HEIs, and the equivalent population at English further education colleges, 2005-06 to 2012-13

Note:

1. Figures up to 2008-09 are as published in "Foundation degree: Key statistics 2001-02 to 2009-10" (Table 3 of HEFCE 2010/12, http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2010/201012/10_12.pdf)

2. Figures from 2009-10 to 2012-13 are unpublished, but drawn from Regional Profiles analysis of the same population as earlier years

The figures since 2009/10 show a decline in foundation degree entrants registered at English HEIs with a particularly sharp decline in 2012/13. Some of the reasons for this trend are discussed in the HEFCE report “Undergraduate courses other than first degrees: an analysis of recent trends” published in April 2014.

http://www.hefce.ac.uk/media/hefce/content/pubs/2014/201408c/HEFCE2014_08c.pdf -

Table 2 - Foundation Degree Qualifiers

Number of foundation degree qualifiers (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers at HEIs and FECs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard qualifiers population at English HEIs, and the equivalent population at English further education colleges, 2005-06 to 2012-13

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded

Type of registering institution

HEI

FEC

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

2004-05

4,615

..

..

..

2005-06

7,225

..

..

..

2006-07

8,995

..

..

..

2007-08

11,435

..

..

..

2008-09

14,355

72%

5,530

28%

2009-10

19,500

75%

6,390

25%

2010-11

21,520

73%

7,870

27%

2011-12

25,200

.

..

.

2012-13

23,245

.

..

.

Note:

1. Figures prior to 2008/09 were neither derived or published for FECs because of incomplete data on qualifications awarded being recorded on the Individual Learning Record (ILR)

2. Figures for FECs from 2011/12 can only be provided at disproportionate cost. No information available.

3. Figures for 2009-10 and 2010-11 are unpublished, but drawn from updated analysis of the same population and on the same basis as earlier years

4. HESA standard qualifications obtained at English HEIs from 2011/12. These figures are similar but not directly comparable with earlier years.

. Not Applicable

..Not Available

Table 3a and 3b shows the number of UK Domicile students being awarded a foundation degree who progress in the following academic year from an HEI to study an Honours Programme. Table 3a is not comparable with Table 3b. The figures shown in Table 3a (up to 2009/10) are derived from analysis produced by HEFCE. The data in Table 3b shows qualifiers derived from the HESA standard qualifications obtained population (Table 3b). However, these figures can only be linked forward to study undertaken at a UK HEI (in the following academic year).

Table 3a Foundation Degree qualifiers progressing to an Honours Programme (Sector-wide)

Progression to honours programme (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers registered at HEIs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Note: Progression of qualifiers from HEIs only

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded, progression to honours degree study in the following academic year

Honours programme registered at the same institution

Honours programme registered at a different UK HEI or English FEC

Not on honours programme in following academic year

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

2003-04, Honours degree in 2004-05

1,140

47%

160

7%

1,110

46%

2004-05, Honours degree in 2005-06

2,260

50%

225

5%

2,080

46%

2005-06, Honours degree in 2006-07

3,385

47%

455

6%

3,385

47%

2006-07, Honours degree in 2007-08

4,415

49%

530

6%

4,050

45%

2007-08, Honours degree in 2008-09

5,290

46%

870

8%

5,275

46%

2008-09, Honours degree in 2009-10

6,530

45%

1,095

8%

6,730

47%

2009-10, Honours degree in 2010-11

8,775

45%

1,130

6%

9,590

49%

Source: HEFCE analysis of the HESA standard qualifiers population at English HEIs, 2003-04 to 2009-10

Note:

1. Figures up to 2007-08 qualifiers are as published in "Foundation degree: Key statistics 2001-02 to 2009-10"

2. Figures are only available for the foundation degree qualifiers from HEIs (only). Figures for qualifiers from FECs who transfer to Honours are not available because of incomplete data qualifications (prior to 2008/09) and disproportionate cost in producing this analysis for FECs (2008/09).

Table 3b - Foundation Degree qualifiers progressing to an Honours Programme (HEI to HEI)

Progression to honours programme (UK-domiciled foundation degree qualifiers registered at HEIs in England)

Full person equivalent (FPE) numbers, which have been rounded to the nearest 5

Note: Progression of qualifiers from HEIs only, into honours programmes at HEIs only

Year of foundation degree qualification awarded, progression to honours degree study in the following academic year

Honours programme registered at any UK HEI

Not on honours programme at any UK HEI in following academic year

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

Number of qualifiers

Proportion

2010-11, Honours degree in 2011-12

12,480

49%

13,090

51%

2011-12, Honours degree in 2012-13

12,660

50%

12,540

50%

Source: HESA standard qualifications obtained population at English HEIs, linked to any honours degree study registered at a UK HEI in the year following qualification awarded

Note:

1. Figures are not directly comparable with those provided above.

16th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, (a) how many higher national diplomas and (b) higher national certificates have been completed in each of the last 10 years.

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes data on student qualifiers at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The number of students registered at an English Higher Education Institution, who qualified with a Higher National Diploma (HND) and a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in the last 10 years can be found in the table below.

It has not been possible to provide a time series data for FECs because of the disproportionate cost in providing this analysis.

Qualifiers from HND and HNC courses by mode of study

Registered at English Higher Education Institutions

Academic year 2003/04 to 2012/13

Level of study

Mode of study

2003/04

2004/05

2005/06

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

HND

Full-Time

7,660

6,035

5,025

3,980

3,475

2,630

2,635

2,460

2,385

1,955

Part-Time

1,575

1,465

1,140

1,140

860

720

710

565

540

515

Total

9,235

7,500

6,165

5,120

4,335

3,350

3,345

3,025

2,925

2,470

HNC

Full-Time

135

125

160

160

75

55

135

160

115

215

Part-Time

3,940

3,195

2,995

2,780

2,745

2,900

3,155

2,320

2,275

1,785

Total

4,075

3,320

3,155

2,945

2,825

2,955

3,295

2,480

2,390

2,000

Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record

Notes:

1. Figures are based on HESA qualifications obtained population and have been rounded up or down to the nearest multiple of five, so components may not sum to totals.

2. Students registered at English HEIs will include both students studying at English HEIs and students franchised at Further Education Colleges.

22nd May 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of teaching graduates have gone on to work in schools in (a) England, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Sandwell Metropolitan Borough in each of the last five years.

The proportion of postgraduate final year trainee teachers awarded qualified teacher status, who were in a teaching post within 6 months of qualifying, is published in the Department’s annual initial teacher training (ITT) Performance Profiles statistical release. This is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/initial-teacher-training-performance-profiles-2015-to-2016.

A time series of data for England are published in table 5a of the ‘Main Tables’ of the latest publication, which relates to trainees in the 2015/16 academic year.

Statistics by region are available for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 academic years in the ‘Main Text’ of the relevant publications. The Department does not publish this data by local authority district, but figures are available by ITT provider in the Provider-level tables.

22nd May 2018
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure teaching students go on to work in schools once they have graduated.

The latest data shows that 95% of postgraduate trainee teachers who were awarded Qualified Teacher Status were employed in a teaching post within six months of qualifying[1].

Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers are required to demonstrate that their trainees go on to secure employment in schools; employment rates are one of the outcome measures that Ofsted uses to grade ITT providers.

The Department is developing a free national digital service for schools to publish teacher vacancies and for teachers to search for them. This new service will assist newly registered teachers to find posts.

The Department is also testing early-career payments for new maths teachers; they will receive a generous upfront payment of £20,000 and two early retention payments of at least £5,000 in their third and fifth year of teaching, wherever they teach in England, or £7,500 in 39 local authorities. In addition, teachers will benefit from the student loan repayment threshold rise, and a pilot student loan reimbursement programme for science and Modern Foreign Language teachers in 25 local authorities, in the early years of their career.

[1]https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632451/SFR38_2017_Text.pdf

16th Nov 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's budget allocation was for reducing the number of young people who were classed as not in employment, education or training in each year since 2011-12.

We want to ensure that everyone has access to high-quality education and training, which is why we are spending around £7billion on education and training for 16 to 19-year-olds this year. All of this funding helps to reduce the number of young people who are classified as not in education, employment or training (NEET) by ensuring there are attractive options available.

The Department’s NEET reduction strategy is working and numbers are the lowest since consistent records began - the proportion of 16- to 18-year-olds who are NEET has reduced from 9.8% in 2011 to 6.5% in 2015[1]. Funding allocations within this budget which especially help support young people at risk of being NEET reflect these year on year successes, including:

  • extra funding for providers to attract, support and retain disadvantaged students[2];

o academic years 2013/14 - £594million; 2014/15 - £573million; 2015/16 - £569million; 2016/17 - £544million;

  • financial support for young people who need help with their costs such as transport to enable them to participate;

o financial years 2011-12 - £365million; 2012-13 - £240million; 2013-14 – £212million; 2014-15 - £239million; 2015-16 – £239million;[3]

  • Traineeship[4] funding[5]; and

o we estimate expenditure in academic years 2013/14 - £20million; 2014/15 - £35million; 2015/16 - £45million

  • the Youth Contract, which commenced in 2012 and ceased in March 2016, to encourage the most difficult to reach young people to participate;

financial years 2012-13 - £6.9million; 2013-14 - £11.3million; 2014-15 - £23million; 2015-16[6].

[1] Participation in education, training and employment: 2015: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-in-education-training-and-employment-2015

2 Equivalent information for earlier years is unavailable because the disadvantage block funding system changed in 2013

[3] Financial year 2015-16 figures are extracts from the management accounts, final figures will be available once the statutory accounts are published

[4] Traineeships were introduced in 2013. Providers target Traineeship programmes at particular groups, most commonly young people who are NEET and/or on benefits: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/supporting-young-people-to-develop-the-skills-for-apprenticeships-and-sustainable-employment-framework-for-delivery

[5] These are approximations based on 16-18-year-old enrolments as funding for Traineeships is included in general provider allocations

[6] The process of collecting 2015-16 delivery data for financial claims has not been completed so a reliable figure for 2015-16 is not available at this time

16th Nov 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department collects on the number of young people in each local authority area classified as (a) not in employment, education or training and (b) unable to be located or unknown.

Local authorities collect information to identify young people who are not participating in education and training, or who are at risk of not doing so, to allow them to target their resources on those who need them most. The information collected is submitted to the Department for Education monthly, including the numbers and proportions of young people in each local authority area that are not in education, employment or training (NEET) or whose activity is unknown. The Department publishes data for each local authority including:

16th Nov 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many employers in the (a) public and (b) private sector offered apprenticeships in (i) Sandwell, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England in (A) 2010, (B) 2011, (C) 2012 and (D) 2013.

Numbers of public or private sector employers offering apprenticeships is not counted by the Department. We do publish information on workplaces offering apprenticeships, which counts the number of individual workplaces at site level. However one employer may have multiple sites. This can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570133/apprenticeships-workplaces-by-region.xlsx

Latest data on apprenticeship starts by constituency and region can be found in the supplementary tables accompanying the Statistical First Release SFA/SFR36, published on 17 November 2016: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/570129/learner-participation-outcomes-and-level-of-highest-qualification-data-tables-November16.xls

26th Oct 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) public and (b) private sector employers offered apprenticeships in West Bromwich West constituency in each year from 2010 to 2015.

Data is not collected centrally at the parliamentary constituency level.

26th Oct 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people aged (a) 16 to 18, (b) 19 to 24 and (c) 25 and over are employed and training in apprenticeships in West Bromwich West constituency.

The table shows apprenticeship participation in 2015/16 (provisional) by age group for the West Bromwich West constituency:

Age

2015/16 (provisional)

Under 19

490

19-24

670

25+

990

Total

2,100

Notes:

Numbers are rounded to the nearest 10. Totals are rounded to the nearest 100.

A learner is participating in an academic year if their learning aim is active at any point during the relevant period.

17th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the age cohort achieved a A* to C grade in GCSE (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) English literature by the age of (i) 19, (ii) 20, (iii) 21, (iv) 22, (v) 23, (vi) 24 and (vi) 25 years in each of the last 10 years.

The following tables show the proportion of 18, 19 and 20 year-olds who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics. The figures relate to academic age, that is age at the start of the academic year, so young people of academic age 18 are those turning 19 during the academic year. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so the figures for English include those that have A*-C in either subject. The Department does not hold information on the attainment of people older than academic age 20. The earliest data available is for the cohort that was academic age 18 in 2004/05.

Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort

Academic age

Cohort academic age 18 in

18

19

20

2004/05

49.3%

49.4%

49.4%

2005/06

48.6%

48.7%

48.8%

2006/07

50.5%

50.6%

50.6%

2007/08

52.7%

52.7%

52.8%

2008/09

54.6%

54.7%

54.7%

2009/10

56.5%

56.6%

56.7%

2010/11

59.1%

59.2%

59.3%

2011/12

61.9%

62.0%

2012/13

65.2%

Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset.

Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort

Academic age

Cohort academic age 18 in

18

19

20

2004/05

55.9%

56.0%

56.0%

2005/06

56.7%

56.8%

56.9%

2006/07

57.3%

57.4%

57.4%

2007/08

58.9%

58.9%

59.0%

2008/09

60.1%

60.2%

60.2%

2009/10

61.2%

61.3%

61.4%

2010/11

63.2%

63.3%

63.3%

2011/12

65.4%

65.5%

2012/13

69.0%

Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset.

20th Mar 2019
What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on the strength of the UK international development sector of the UK leaving the EU.

DFID discusses regularly the impact of Exit with development organisations. Leaving the EU will not change the UK’s commitment to support the world’s poorest, and our world-class development sector will continue to be a crucial part of delivering that commitment.

10th Mar 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential for running passenger trains on double track rail lines used for freight trains in the Birmingham and Black Country area.

I have not undertaken an assessment of the potential use by passenger services of freight routes in Birmingham and the Black Country. Network Rail is currently reviewing the West Midlands and Chilterns Route Utilisation Strategy, published on 27 May 2011, to assess any changes in the level of passenger and freight demand.

14th Oct 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in West Bromwich West constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.

Automatic enrolment has achieved a quiet revolution through getting employees into the habit of pension saving, and reversing the decline in workplace pension participation in the decade prior to these reforms. Since automatic enrolment started in 2012 participation rates have been transformed with 87% of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension in 2018, up from 55% in 2012.

The Department does not hold data for individual constituencies in relation to opt outs or the number of individuals who have saved above the automatic enrolment minimum contribution level. However, we do know that overall around 9% of automatically enrolled workers have chosen to opt out which is significantly below original estimates; and our latest evaluation report shows that, in April 2017, approximately 5.9 million eligible employees were already meeting the April 2019 minimum contribution rates1.

I am providing the following information about the impact of automatic enrolment in your constituency, as at end of September 20192:

In the West Bromwich West constituency since 2012, approximately 16,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled and 1480 employers have met their duties.

1Automatic Enrolment Evaluation Report 2018, available via the following weblink: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf.

2The Pensions Regulator’s data on Automatic enrolment declaration of compliance by constituency, available via the following weblink:

https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests

27th Jun 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the recent agreement between Royal Mail Group and the Communication Workers Union on pension schemes, whether legislation to permit the use of Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) pensions schemes will be introduced before the end of the current parliamentary session.

This Government is committed to legislating to facilitate the delivery of collective defined contribution schemes when parliamentary time allows.

19th Mar 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reasons people with progressively deteriorating conditions are subject to repeat personal independence payment assessments.

Once someone has been awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which can be paid at one of eight rates, that award will be reviewed. Reviews of PIP are a key part of the benefit to ensure that awards remain correct where needs may change (including where needs increase and the award may need to increase) and that we maintain contact with the claimant, both features that are missing from its predecessor Disability Living Allowance. The length of an award is based on an individual’s circumstances and can vary from nine months to an on-going award, with a light touch review after ten years.

We introduced updated guidance for case managers and an updated PIP Assessment Guide in 2018 which will ensure that those people who receive the highest level of support under PIP, and where their needs are unlikely to change or may get worse, will now receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the ten-year point. In line with PIP’s aim to be needs-based rather than condition-based, the change to the guidance is not condition specific. However, we believe the changes will ensure that those with severe and/or progressive conditions receive the most appropriate award duration that reflects their condition and the needs arising.

Special considerations also apply to claimants who are terminally ill, and our arrangements recognise the particular difficulties faced by people who only have a short time to live. Claims by people with a terminal illness are fast tracked, are not subject to a face-to-face assessment and they are guaranteed the enhanced rate of the Daily Living Component; nearly all also receive the enhanced rate of mobility.

19th Mar 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to ensure that people with progressively deteriorating conditions do not receive reduced support from her Department following repeat personal independence payment assessments.

Once someone has been awarded Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which can be paid at one of eight rates, that award will be reviewed. Reviews of PIP are a key part of the benefit to ensure that awards remain correct where needs may change (including where needs increase and the award may need to increase) and that we maintain contact with the claimant, both features that are missing from its predecessor Disability Living Allowance. The length of an award is based on an individual’s circumstances and can vary from nine months to an on-going award, with a light touch review after ten years.

We introduced updated guidance for case managers and an updated PIP Assessment Guide in 2018 which will ensure that those people who receive the highest level of support under PIP, and where their needs are unlikely to change or may get worse, will now receive an ongoing award with a light touch review at the ten-year point. In line with PIP’s aim to be needs-based rather than condition-based, the change to the guidance is not condition specific. However, we believe the changes will ensure that those with severe and/or progressive conditions receive the most appropriate award duration that reflects their condition and the needs arising.

Special considerations also apply to claimants who are terminally ill, and our arrangements recognise the particular difficulties faced by people who only have a short time to live. Claims by people with a terminal illness are fast tracked, are not subject to a face-to-face assessment and they are guaranteed the enhanced rate of the Daily Living Component; nearly all also receive the enhanced rate of mobility.

26th Mar 2019
What recent progress has been made on the treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis.

In September 2017, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence announced its plans for a full update to the existing clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) to ensure that treatment reflects the latest available evidence. The revised guideline will be published in 2020.

Since 2011, we have also invested £6 million into research into CFS/ME via the Medical Research Council and the National Institute for Health Research.

20th Feb 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timescale is for patients to access Spinraza treatment for muscular atrophy types 2 and 3.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing guidance on the use of Spinraza (nusinersen) for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, including types 2 and 3.

NHS England and NICE have been in discussions with the manufacturer of Spinraza, Biogen, to explore whether there are commercial flexibilities that might enable NICE to recommend the drug as a clinically and cost effective use of NHS resources. Biogen has now submitted a revised submission for NICE’s independent Appraisal Committee to consider and a meeting has been arranged for 6 March 2019 to consider the recommendations. In the absence of final guidance from NICE, clinicians can apply to NHS England for funding in exceptional cases through the individual funding request process.

20th Feb 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on concluding a managed access treatment agreement for the use of Spinraza for patients with spinal muscular atrophy types 2 and 3.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing guidance on the use of Spinraza (nusinersen) for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy, including types 2 and 3.

NHS England and NICE have been in discussions with the manufacturer of Spinraza, Biogen, to explore whether there are commercial flexibilities that might enable NICE to recommend the drug as a clinically and cost effective use of NHS resources. Biogen has now submitted a revised submission for NICE’s independent Appraisal Committee to consider and a meeting has been arranged for 6 March 2019 to consider the recommendations. In the absence of final guidance from NICE, clinicians can apply to NHS England for funding in exceptional cases through the individual funding request process.

27th Feb 2019
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he is making to the Zimbabwean Government on respecting the rights of protesters.

​We continue to call on the Government of Zimbabwe to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and urge them to follow the due process of law for all those arrested in connection to January's protests. The British Embassy in Harare regularly raise the rights of protestors in their meetings with the Government of Zimbabwe.

I summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador on 17 January to urge the security forces to stop using disproportionate force and reinforce the right of the people of Zimbabwe to protest. On 30 January, I spoke to Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Moyo, repeating our calls for an end to human rights abuses and a full investigation into all alleged abuse, including arbitrary arrests.

Harriett Baldwin
Shadow Minister (Development)
1st Oct 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the policy to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies on the number of corporate insolvencies from Q1 2020 onwards.

The Government carefully considered the case for reform prior to announcing this change last year, and it is the Government’s view that taxpayers can reasonably expect that when they have successfully paid their taxes, these go to fund public services as intended.

This measure represents a proportionate approach that balances the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer, and other creditors.

The Government expects the impact on the sustainability of Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to be marginal. This reform will not lead to a significant change in recoveries to the PPF compared to current returns.

The Government does not expect this reform to affect significantly SMEs’ access to finance or corporate insolvencies, and in line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policymaking is engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.

1st Oct 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of establishing HMRC as a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies on the sustainability of the Pension Protection Fund.

The Government carefully considered the case for reform prior to announcing this change last year, and it is the Government’s view that taxpayers can reasonably expect that when they have successfully paid their taxes, these go to fund public services as intended.

This measure represents a proportionate approach that balances the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer, and other creditors.

The Government expects the impact on the sustainability of Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to be marginal. This reform will not lead to a significant change in recoveries to the PPF compared to current returns.

The Government does not expect this reform to affect significantly SMEs’ access to finance or corporate insolvencies, and in line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policymaking is engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.

1st Oct 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his officials had with the Insolvency Service on the draft Finance Bill 2019-20 prior to its publication on 11 July 2019; and whether views were sought on the policy to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies.

The Government carefully considered the case for reform prior to announcing this change last year, and it is the Government’s view that taxpayers can reasonably expect that when they have successfully paid their taxes, these go to fund public services as intended.

This measure represents a proportionate approach that balances the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer, and other creditors.

The Government expects the impact on the sustainability of Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to be marginal. This reform will not lead to a significant change in recoveries to the PPF compared to current returns.

The Government does not expect this reform to affect significantly SMEs’ access to finance or corporate insolvencies, and in line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policymaking is engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.

1st Oct 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of establishing HMRC as a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies on the ability of SMEs to access finance.

The Government carefully considered the case for reform prior to announcing this change last year, and it is the Government’s view that taxpayers can reasonably expect that when they have successfully paid their taxes, these go to fund public services as intended.

This measure represents a proportionate approach that balances the interests of taxpayers, the Exchequer, and other creditors.

The Government expects the impact on the sustainability of Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to be marginal. This reform will not lead to a significant change in recoveries to the PPF compared to current returns.

The Government does not expect this reform to affect significantly SMEs’ access to finance or corporate insolvencies, and in line with the Government’s commitment to open and consultative policymaking is engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure policy changes are well informed and based upon the best available evidence.

10th Apr 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the mini-bond market is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

It is not a regulated activity for firms to issue their own securities, including mini-bonds, due to an exemption within the Regulated Activities Order 2001. This exemption exists to ensure that companies in the real economy can raise finance to fund their business without having to become authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

However, to protect consumers, the marketing and promotion of such securities, including mini-bonds, are subject to the financial promotion restrictions set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act. This requires that the content of any financial promotion be approved by an FCA authorised firm unless an exemption applies. It is the responsibility of the FCA authorised firm to ensure the financial promotion is clear, fair and not misleading. Authorised firms that fail to meet these requirements may be subject to enforcement action by the FCA.

HM Treasury keeps the regulatory framework for financial services under review, and updates it as necessary. We are committed to maintaining a strong and safe financial system, with high standards of consumer protection. On 1 April, I announced that I will direct the FCA to launch an investigation into the events at London Capital & Finance, a firm which issued mini-bonds in order to fund loans that it made to other parties. This followed a request from the FCA Chair, Charles Randell, to launch such an investigation.

John Glen
Shadow Paymaster General
4th Mar 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason EORI numbers cannot be automatically allocated to intra-EU only traders with registered VAT numbers.

UK traders that only trade with the EU will need an EORI number in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal. HMRC estimated that in 2017 there were 144,000 VAT-registered traders that only traded with the EU. A separate estimate indicates there are approximately 100,000 non VAT-registered traders that trade only with the EU. The latest HMRC validated data shows that in the three months to 1 March 2019, which covers the period from the start of the business readiness campaign, there were 53,098 registrations for an EORI number, and numbers are growing each week.

As HMRC only holds information on UK-EU traders that are VAT-registered, a large population of traders would not automatically receive an EORI number if they were automatically generated. Providing numbers for some traders that needed it, but not all, would send mixed messages about whether it was required. Furthermore, the VAT registration details for a trader can be different from the trading entity that needs an EORI number, meaning automated registration could result in registering the wrong entity.

The Government has focused on ensuring the process of applying for an EORI is free and very quick, it currently takes around 10 minutes. The Government has also recently announced temporary simplified procedures to make importing and exporting easier. To register for these simplifications, traders will need a UK EORI number. Therefore, completing the application is a good first step for traders.

Mel Stride
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
4th Mar 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £2 million allocated to helping traders to make customs declarations has been spent on (a) administering the scheme and (b) helping traders.

The £5 million grant fund, which includes the £2 million to support customs intermediaries and traders who complete customs declarations with the cost of training, does not include any administration costs. Any costs associated with administering the scheme are accounted for separately. The full £5 million grant fund is available for bids from intermediaries and traders.

Mel Stride
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
4th Mar 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £2 million allocated to helping traders to make customs declarations has been drawn down by traders upskilling their capacity to make customs declarations; how many grant funding applications have been made to that fund; and many traders have been successful in such applications.

This £2 million funding to support the cost of training is part of a wider £8 million investment to support the sector ahead of the UK leaving the EU, which includes a further £3 million in grant funding for IT improvements and £3 million which is being used to increase training provision in this area.

Applications are still being received, but as of 5 March 2019 124 applications have been submitted for the training grants available to customs intermediaries and traders who complete customs declarations. Applications are subject to a review process once submitted, and so far 43 training grants have either been offered or have already been paid‎.

Mel Stride
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
4th Mar 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the 40,000 businesses who have registered for an EORI number (a) were and (b) were not already VAT registered.

UK traders that only trade with the EU will need an EORI number in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal. HMRC estimated that in 2017 there were 144,000 VAT-registered traders that only traded with the EU. A separate estimate indicates there are approximately 100,000 non VAT-registered traders that trade only with the EU. The latest HMRC validated data shows that in the three months to 1 March 2019, which covers the period from the start of the business readiness campaign, there were 53,098 registrations for an EORI number, and numbers are growing each week.

As HMRC only holds information on UK-EU traders that are VAT-registered, a large population of traders would not automatically receive an EORI number if they were automatically generated. Providing numbers for some traders that needed it, but not all, would send mixed messages about whether it was required. Furthermore, the VAT registration details for a trader can be different from the trading entity that needs an EORI number, meaning automated registration could result in registering the wrong entity.

The Government has focused on ensuring the process of applying for an EORI is free and very quick, it currently takes around 10 minutes. The Government has also recently announced temporary simplified procedures to make importing and exporting easier. To register for these simplifications, traders will need a UK EORI number. Therefore, completing the application is a good first step for traders.

Mel Stride
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
4th Mar 2019
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of intra-EU traders who need to register for an EORI number that (a) are and (b) are not already VAT registered.

UK traders that only trade with the EU will need an EORI number in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal. HMRC estimated that in 2017 there were 144,000 VAT-registered traders that only traded with the EU. A separate estimate indicates there are approximately 100,000 non VAT-registered traders that trade only with the EU. The latest HMRC validated data shows that in the three months to 1 March 2019, which covers the period from the start of the business readiness campaign, there were 53,098 registrations for an EORI number, and numbers are growing each week.

As HMRC only holds information on UK-EU traders that are VAT-registered, a large population of traders would not automatically receive an EORI number if they were automatically generated. Providing numbers for some traders that needed it, but not all, would send mixed messages about whether it was required. Furthermore, the VAT registration details for a trader can be different from the trading entity that needs an EORI number, meaning automated registration could result in registering the wrong entity.

The Government has focused on ensuring the process of applying for an EORI is free and very quick, it currently takes around 10 minutes. The Government has also recently announced temporary simplified procedures to make importing and exporting easier. To register for these simplifications, traders will need a UK EORI number. Therefore, completing the application is a good first step for traders.

Mel Stride
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
17th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements can be made for removing suspected criminals to the UK to stand trial in the absence of an extradition treaty between the UK and the host country.

The UK may make an extradition request to a country with which it does not have an extradition treaty for a person who is accused or convicted of an offence in the UK.

17th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria must be met before a police officer is permitted to travel abroad to investigate people suspected of criminal offences in their force's area.

The UK does not recognise the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus." There are no arrangements in place for police forces in England and Wales to investigate criminal suspects in the northern part of Cyprus.

It would be inappropriate to comment on any matter relating to this case as this is the subject of ongoing UK-based court appeals.

Decisions to deploy police officers abroad to investigate criminal offences are operational matters for chief officers and the relevant authorities involved.

17th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what airports police officers investigating the escape of John Anslow used on their (a) outward and (b) inward bound flights to Cyprus in 2013.

The UK does not recognise the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus." There are no arrangements in place for police forces in England and Wales to investigate criminal suspects in the northern part of Cyprus.

It would be inappropriate to comment on any matter relating to this case as this is the subject of ongoing UK-based court appeals.

Decisions to deploy police officers abroad to investigate criminal offences are operational matters for chief officers and the relevant authorities involved.

17th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements are in place for UK police forces to investigate criminal suspects in Northern Cyprus.

The UK does not recognise the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus." There are no arrangements in place for police forces in England and Wales to investigate criminal suspects in the northern part of Cyprus.

It would be inappropriate to comment on any matter relating to this case as this is the subject of ongoing UK-based court appeals.

Decisions to deploy police officers abroad to investigate criminal offences are operational matters for chief officers and the relevant authorities involved.

17th Dec 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates officers in Staffordshire police force travelled to Northern Cyprus in connection with the investigation into John Anslow's escape from lawful custody; and which airport these officers flew (a) into and (b) out of on those visits.

The UK does not recognise the so-called "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus." There are no arrangements in place for police forces in England and Wales to investigate criminal suspects in the northern part of Cyprus.

It would be inappropriate to comment on any matter relating to this case as this is the subject of ongoing UK-based court appeals.

Decisions to deploy police officers abroad to investigate criminal offences are operational matters for chief officers and the relevant authorities involved.

14th Sep 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether he or officials of his Department have raised concerns with (a) HM Revenue and Customs or (b) the Valuation Office Agency on the potential effects for businesses of the judgment in the Mazars v Woolway case.

The Government is aware of the change in the Valuation Office Agency’s approach to assessing units within buildings of multiple occupation, which follows the Supreme Court judgement in the Mazars v Woolway case. The Government is considering the implications of this judgement. Following Budget 2016, the Government announced a wide-ranging package of measures to support rate payers, that will be worth £9 billion over the next five years.

14th Sep 2017
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to mitigate any detriment for businesses arising from the judgment in the Mazars v Woolway case.

The Government is aware of the change in the Valuation Office Agency’s approach to assessing units within buildings of multiple occupation, which follows the Supreme Court judgement in the Mazars v Woolway case. The Government is considering the implications of this judgement. Following Budget 2016, the Government announced a wide-ranging package of measures to support rate payers, that will be worth £9 billion over the next five years.

4th Sep 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.

Ministers from the Minsitry of Justice have not met directly with Ministers from Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to discuss the proposed reform of the apprenticeship scheme.

We currently only offer apprenticeships to existing members of staff, and so any proposed reforms to apprenticeship schemes will not have any impact on our current policies and processes.