Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide The Share Foundation with support in identifying young people who would benefit from the Stepladder of Achievement programme; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Michelle Donelan - Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
We recognise the importance of care leavers being well prepared to deal with the challenges of living independently at a young age, which includes having good budgeting skills. Care leavers have to be more independent and resilient than young people who live with their parents. My officials will contact the Share Foundation to discuss their request in more detail.
Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many members of staff have left her Department since 1 January 2015; and how many of those members of staff were nationals of non-UK EU countries.
Answered by Robert Goodwill
1664 members of staff have left the department from 1 January 2015 to 30 November 2017.
The department does not hold nationality data for all staff. Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.
Asked by: Madeleine Moon (Labour - Bridgend)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will be responsible for the administration of the 1918 Representation of the People commemoration fund; and if she will publish details on how organisations can apply for grants from that fund.
Answered by Anne Milton
The government has set up a £5m fund to help celebrate this important occasion.
Officials in the Government Equalities Office are responsible for this fund. The funding will be available for projects in England, and details including application criteria will be announced in due course.
The Barnett formula has been applied to this funding in the usual way and it is for the devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government, to decide whether, and how, they choose to mark the centenary.