Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Kickstart Scheme placements have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by young people by (i) nation, (ii) region and (iii) sector as of 22 April 2022; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The most recent data available is for the 24 April 2022. At that point over 162,000 Kickstart jobs had been started by young people. The last Kickstart jobs were started by young people on 31 March 2022, and we expect the number of starts to increase further as employers report commencement of employment.
We have previously published the number of jobs approved and advertised as of 31 January 2022 here. At that point, over 235,000 jobs had been advertised and over 305,000 had been approved. Kickstart has now closed to employer applications and, as of March 2022, all approved jobs proceeding to the advertisement stage, have been advertised. As such, these totals will not increase further.
Below are tables listing the number of Kickstart jobs which have been made available and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain and work sector. The figures used are correct as of the 24 April 2022 and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.
Jobs made available (advertised) and job starts quoted here include some unfunded Kickstart jobs. Also included in the Great Britain total are a small number of jobs made available (less than 100 in total) that have an unrecorded job location.
The number of approved jobs is defined as the number of jobs associated with approved applications recorded on the Kickstart application system on the date above. This total excludes approved jobs that have been withdrawn from the Kickstart Scheme by agreement with employers and gateways. This is generally because, over time, some previously approved jobs were removed where the employer chose not to follow up the application.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly.
The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.
Table 1: Number of Kickstart total available jobs and job starts, Great Britain, by nation and region (figures rounded to nearest 1000*)
| Total jobs made available | Total jobs started |
Region / Nation Split | (DATA RETAINED FROM 31/01/22) | (DATA EFFECTIVE 24/04/22) |
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Total, Great Britain | 235,000 | 162,000 |
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England | 204,000 | 141,000 |
East Midlands | 14,000 | 10,000 |
East of England | 18,000 | 12,000 |
London | 51,000 | 33,000 |
North East | 11,000 | 8,000 |
North West | 30,000 | 21,000 |
South East | 26,000 | 17,000 |
South West | 14,000 | 10,000 |
West Midlands | 21,000 | 16,000 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 19,000 | 14,000 |
Scotland | 19,000 | 14,000 |
Wales | 12,000 | 8,000 |
Table 2: Number of Kickstart total available jobs and job starts, Great Britain, by Sector (figures rounded to the nearest 10*)
Sector Split | Total jobs made available | Total jobs started |
| (DATA RETAINED FROM 31/01/22) | (DATA EFFECTIVE 24/04/22) |
Administration | 57,350 | 39,920 |
Animal Care | 1,610 | 1,330 |
Beauty & Wellbeing | 1,720 | 1,320 |
Business & Finance | 8,500 | 5,910 |
Computing Technology & Digital | 15,840 | 12,340 |
Construction & Trades | 7,230 | 5,170 |
Creative & Media | 20,990 | 16,700 |
Delivery & Storage | 6,380 | 4,430 |
Emergency & Uniform Services | 520 | 360 |
Engineering & Maintenance | 7,080 | 4,890 |
Environment & Land | 4,620 | 3,450 |
Government Services | 1,000 | 710 |
Healthcare | 6,140 | 3,460 |
Home Services | 1,560 | 900 |
Hospitality & Food | 26,380 | 14,030 |
Law & Legal | 650 | 520 |
Managerial | 960 | 660 |
Manufacturing | 6,430 | 4,390 |
Retail & Sales | 34,970 | 26,410 |
Science & Research | 990 | 790 |
Social Care | 4,740 | 2,640 |
Sports & Leisure | 5,920 | 4,150 |
Teaching & Education | 11,000 | 6,790 |
Transport | 900 | 460 |
Travel & Tourism | 1,110 | 580 |
* Due to rounding, sum of figures may not match declared total
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to support exporters in Northern Ireland.
Answered by Conor Burns
The Government is committed to supporting Northern Ireland exporters, who I regularly visit.
Through the New Deal, we have invested £8 million to expand Invest NI’s presence overseas.
I am pleased that exporters, including some who I have visited such as Armagh Cider Company, Mash Direct, and Kiverco, are reaching out to access the specialist support offered by the DIT hub in Northern Ireland, which also includes access to the Export Academy, to help businesses trade globally.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement on 1 March 2022 on Ukraine, Official Report, column 916, that Ukrainian nationals already in the UK have been given the option to switch, free of charge, to a points-based immigration route or a family visa route, , what plans she has to extend similar rights to Ukrainian students in the UK who are not eligible for this sponsored route, to extend their visa for a fixed period, and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Government will be launching a new Ukraine Extension Scheme on 3 May.
Under this route, Ukrainian nationals and their partner and children who had permission to stay in the UK on 18 March 2022 (or which has recently expired) will be able to stay in the UK under the Ukraine Extension Scheme. Eligibility for permission to stay will include those who were in the UK as Students.
Successful applicants will be granted permission to stay in the UK for 3 years with full access to work, study and public funds.
The Ukraine Extension Scheme will be free of charge with no requirement to pay any application fee or broader charges such as the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise the use of industrial spaces for the generation of solar power using solar panels; what assessment he has made of the feasibility of increasing the use of industrial spaces for that purpose; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Solar is a versatile low-cost technology which can be deployed on domestic and industrial roof tops and on the ground in a variety of spaces. In the Net Zero Strategy, the Government committed to sustained increase in deploying renewable generation technologies, including all types solar into the 2020s and beyond.
The Government is supporting the deployment of large scale solar through the Contracts for Difference scheme. Those installing rooftop solar on industrial and other buildings can receive payment for any surplus electricity that is exported to the grid through the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG). Government is also providing fiscal incentives through capital allowances for spend on solar panels, and as announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Budget 2021, solar and storage used on site will be exempt from business rates from 1 April 2022 until 31 March 2035.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the updated National Dementia Strategy; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Gillian Keegan - Secretary of State for Education
We will be setting out plans for dementia in England later this year. Task and finish groups were established in late October 2021 to develop the strategy with stakeholders. We received the output of these groups in December 2021, which have been reviewed and are being refined into proposals and testing with people living with dementia and their carers.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the latest reported vacancy figures are for Eastbourne constituency; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
ONS does not produce statistics on vacancies below the national level. However, estimates of ‘online job adverts’ are available at a regional level. These statistics show online job vacancies for South East England are up 24% since the start of the pandemic (February 2020).
Throughout the pandemic the UK Government has provided historic levels of support to the economy – a total of over £400 billion. This includes key DWP programmes such as Restart and Kickstart alongside other measures to boost work searches, skills and apprenticeships. Our support was in addition to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furlough) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
We have launched 'Way to Work’, a concerted drive across the UK to help half a million people currently out of work into jobs in the next five months. We will be bringing employers into jobcentres and matching them up with claimants. This is good news for employers who need to fill vacancies and for our claimants.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when the Government plans to open a public consultation on an enhanced bilateral free trade agreement with Israel; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The UK is strongly committed to our trade and investment relationship with Israel, worth an estimated £4.8 billion pounds. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister has committed to started talks to enhance and improve the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement this year. Ahead of this, the United Kingdom has published a Call for Input on February 1st, to hear the views of businesses and wider society on how to improve our existing trade agreement with Israel.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on increased Hamas rocket fire towards Israel from Gaza; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
Our position on Hamas is clear: we condemn Hamas' continued attacks against civilians which are unacceptable and unjustifiable. We continue to call upon Hamas and other terrorist groups to permanently end their incitement and indiscriminate rocket fire against Israel. Hamas must renounce violence, recognise Israel and accept previously signed agreements.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the backlog on joint replacement surgery resulting from the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
No formal assessment has been made as this data is not collected in the format requested.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many kickstart scheme placements have been (a) approved, (b) advertised and (c) started by young people by (i) nation (ii) region and (iii) sector, and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Mims Davies - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
As of the 9th November, over 306,000 jobs have been approved for funding and over 100,000 young people have started a Kickstart job. Over 217,000 jobs have been advertised and made available for young people to apply to through the scheme
Below are tables listing the number of Kickstart jobs which have been made available and started by young people to date by geographical area of Great Britain and work sector. The figures used are correct as of the 9th November and these figures have been rounded according to departmental standards.
Jobs made available and starts quoted here include some unfunded Kickstart jobs. Over time, some previously approved jobs have been removed where the employer chose not to follow up the application. Included in the Great Britain total are a small number of jobs made available (less than 100 in total) that have an unrecorded job location. Data on approved jobs is taken from a snapshot of the Kickstart system at a point in time. This figure can be affected by retrospective changes resulting from applications being rescinded.
The number of approved jobs is defined as the number of jobs associated with approved applications recorded on the Kickstart application system on the date above. This total excludes approved jobs that have been withdrawn from the Kickstart Scheme by agreement with employers and gateways.
Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system, which has been developed quickly.
The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of information available for the programme.
Table 1- Kickstart jobs made available and started by location.
Location | Jobs Made Available | Cumulative Jobs Started |
East Midlands | 13,230 | 6,180 |
East of England | 17,210 | 7,090 |
London | 47,750 | 21,550 |
North East | 8,940 | 4,770 |
North West | 27,110 | 12,760 |
Scotland | 16,110 | 8,640 |
South East | 24,380 | 10,900 |
South West | 15,030 | 6,370 |
Wales | 11,100 | 4,850 |
West Midlands | 19,420 | 9,330 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 17,270 | 8,040 |
Other | 80 | 20 |
*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. |
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Table 2- Kickstart jobs made available and started by sector.
Sector | Jobs Made Available | Cumulative Jobs Started |
Administration | 53,550 | 25,060 |
Animal Care | 1,250 | 790 |
Beauty & Wellbeing | 1,600 | 800 |
Business & Finance | 7,930 | 3,700 |
Computing Technology & Digital | 15,130 | 8,230 |
Construction & Trades | 6,460 | 3,100 |
Creative & Media | 17,780 | 10,000 |
Delivery & Storage | 6,150 | 2,840 |
Emergency & Uniform Services | 520 | 220 |
Engineering & Maintenance | 6,660 | 3,070 |
Environment & Land | 4,020 | 1,980 |
Government Services | 790 | 300 |
Healthcare | 6,680 | 2,110 |
Home Services | 1,560 | 530 |
Hospitality & Food | 25,390 | 8,380 |
Law & Legal | 490 | 320 |
Managerial | 1,050 | 460 |
Manufacturing | 5,890 | 2,670 |
Retail & Sales | 32,390 | 16,740 |
Science & Research | 850 | 500 |
Social Care | 4,610 | 1,630 |
Sports & Leisure | 5,180 | 2,460 |
Teaching & Education | 10,280 | 4,010 |
Transport | 750 | 210 |
Travel & Tourism | 700 | 290 |
*These numbers are rounded and so may not match provided totals. |
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