Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to make additional funding available for the future of the Primary PE and Sport Premium scheme.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Government will confirm arrangements for the PE and Sport Premium in the 2020-21 academic year as soon as possible. The position for the 2021-22 academic year and beyond will be considered at the forthcoming Spending Review.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many maritime apprenticeship starts there were in the Yorkshire and Humber region in each year from 2015-16 to 2018-19; and how many such apprenticehsips there have been in that region to date in 2019-20.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
The attached table shows the number of apprenticeship starts in maritime-related apprenticeships in the Yorkshire and the Humber region from 2015/16 to Quarter 1 of 2019/20.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing an apprenticeship scheme for pilots.
Answered by Anne Milton
Our apprenticeship programme is demand-led, and employers are empowered to drive the development of the apprenticeship standards they need to make a sustainable investment in training and grow their businesses.
New, high-quality apprenticeship standards are developed by employer-led trailblazer groups with the support of the independent Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA). A standard for ‘first officer pilot’ is currently under development by a trailblazer group led by TUI, with the participation of British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and the Royal Air Force. The standard has been approved and published and the IfA is currently reviewing the end-point assessment plan.
We will continue to work with employers and sector bodies to understand how apprenticeships can continue to address skills needs in all sectors of the economy.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing an apprenticeship scheme for pilots to tackle the skills shortage in the aviation industry.
Answered by Anne Milton
Our apprenticeship programme is demand-led, and employers are empowered to drive the development of the apprenticeship standards they need to make a sustainable investment in training and grow their businesses.
New, high-quality apprenticeship standards are developed by employer-led trailblazer groups with the support of the independent Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA). A standard for ‘first officer pilot’ is currently under development by a trailblazer group led by TUI, with the participation of British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and the Royal Air Force. The standard has been approved and published and the IfA is currently reviewing the end-point assessment plan.
We will continue to work with employers and sector bodies to understand how apprenticeships can continue to address skills needs in all sectors of the economy.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to prioritise approval of standard for Maritime Caterer Apprenticeship between her Department and the Maritime Trailblazer Working Group.
Answered by Anne Milton
The Institute for Apprenticeships is an independent body with responsibility for the development and approval of apprenticeship standards. I have therefore asked the Institute to write to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East, Karl Turner, directly responding to the questions about the Maritime Caterer Apprenticeship. A copy of that response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when it is available.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times the standard for Maritime Caterer Apprenticeship submitted to her Department by the Maritime Trailblazer Working Group has been rejected since her Department assumed responsibility for apprenticeships policy.
Answered by Anne Milton
The Institute for Apprenticeships is an independent body with responsibility for the development and approval of apprenticeship standards. I have therefore asked the Institute to write to the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East, Karl Turner, directly responding to the questions about the Maritime Caterer Apprenticeship. A copy of that response will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses when it is available.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of apprentices in the maritime industry.
Answered by Anne Milton
We are taking action to support the growth of apprenticeships in a broad range of sectors, including the maritime industry, to meet our commitment of 3 million starts in England by 2020 – working with large and small businesses to begin or expand their programmes, setting new expectations for public sector bodies and through public procurement.
The Institute for Apprenticeships is supporting employers to develop new apprenticeship standards. Specifically, they are supporting six employer groups which are developing standards in the following occupations: Port Operative, Workboat Crew Member, Able Seafarer (Deck), Maritime Caterer, Maritime Electrical / Mechanical Mechanic, Maritime Operations Officer, Engineering Technician (including four maritime related options) and Port Agent. Of these, three are approved for delivery and six are in development – further details of published standards and end point assessment plans can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-standards.
Asked by: Karl Turner (Labour - Kingston upon Hull East)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much has been spent on providing ESOL courses in the city of Hull in each year since 2010.
Answered by Robert Halfon
The table shows how much was spent from the Adult Skills Budget on ESOL courses in the city of Hull in each year since the 2011/12 academic year:
| 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 |
Kingston upon Hull | £640,000 | £740,000 | £800,000 | £790,000 | £730,000 |
Note:
- Figures are rounded to the nearest £10,000
- Data is based on funding estimated from course type and learner characteristics held on the Individualised Learner Records, and may differ from actual spend
- Geography is based on the learner’s postcode
ESOL provision is funded through the Adult Skills Budget and this budget has been maintained for the core adult skills participation budgets in cash terms at £1.5bn. Colleges and training providers continue to have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their AEB, working with LEPs and local commissioners to determine what the appropriate distribution of funding should be to best meet local needs. It is, therefore, the responsibility of providers to plan which ESOL courses they deliver locally, within their resources.