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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"11. What support the Government provide for kinship carers. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 May 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"I find that answer particularly interesting because that tells me that the Government are doing absolutely nothing. Three quarters of kinship care families experience severe financial hardship. Does the Minister agree with me that kinship carers should get the same rights and allowances as foster carers, and will he take …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Mar 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Early intervention is critical to preventing children from ending up as in need, so why have the Government cut funding that supported the excellent Sure Start and Home-Start projects, which did so much excellent work with new parents in Great Grimsby?..."
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Speech in Ministerial Corrections - Tue 20 Feb 2018
Education

"Can the Minister tell us how long it takes between a school identifying that a child has an issue and that child receiving the intervention and support that they require? In too many areas throughout the country, it is taking far too long...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Feb 2018
Autism: Educational Outcomes

"Can the Minister tell us how long it takes between a school identifying that a child has an issue and that child receiving the intervention and support that they require? In too many areas throughout the country, it is taking far too long...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Feb 2018
Autism: Educational Outcomes

"The Minister is being very generous this evening; I do thank him. I just want to take him back to the Prime Minister’s review. When will that piece of work be published and when will we be able to look at the results of that review?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 06 Feb 2018
Autism: Educational Outcomes

"I commend the hon. Lady on the report of her inquiry, which she co-chaired with the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman).

Cora Leeson, who is a passionate campaigner and advocate for children with autism in my constituency, contacted me after the launch of the report to highlight …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 29 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The reality is that children can improve their literacy and numeracy only if they are in school. In North East Lincolnshire, children lost nearly 3,500 days of education last year alone. What will the Government do to make sure that another 825 children in my borough next year do not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jan 2018
Presidents Club Charity Dinner

"It seems to me that the Minister for children and families has attended this event and failed to report his concerns about its nature. Will the right hon. Lady please inquire with him as to why he did not submit a report, and will she urge him to do so …..."
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Written Question
Carillion
Monday 22nd January 2018

Asked by: Melanie Onn (Labour - Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes)

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Carillion entering liquidation on training and apprenticeships in the construction industry.

Answered by Anne Milton

Following the announcement on the 15 January 2018 regarding the liquidation of Carillion, the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has enacted robust contingency plans and identified the Construction Industry Training Board, (CITB) as the best placed alternative provider.

The ESFA contacted all affected apprentices on 15/01/18 to notify them of the situation and next steps. The Study Programme Learners were notified by letter on the 17/01/2018. Affected learners have been provided with the details of a dedicated mailbox: Carillion.Construction@education.gov.uk - where they can raise any issues or concerns.

The CITB is on the ESFA’s register of approved apprenticeship training providers; it delivers good quality provision, with a proven track record of delivering the specific frameworks and standards that current Carillion Apprentices are studying. CITB centres are geographically situated, within what is anticipated to be a reasonable travel time for the apprentices; and critically they have the capacity and capability to take on displaced apprentices and study programme learners. A dedicated team of 50 advisers and assessors in the CITB has been identified to support apprentices and work with them to identify new employers.

The CITB is utilising its existing employer contacts in the sector and the grant incentives it has available, in order to find and secure alternative employers for the apprentices to complete their frameworks or standards. Additionally, it is making direct contact with Carillion supply chain companies. CITB have reported that numerous employers have responded positively with offers of support.

CITB have contacted all affected learners to begin the transfer process, with a focus on minimising disruption to the learner and their learner journey. It has established a dedicated helpline to support those affected and has scheduled a series of workshops for learners, which will take place in the regions of the 11 Carillion Training Centres. Those workshops will provide advice on next steps and offer one to one support as required. The timings and locations of these events have been communicated to the learners through telephone calls, email and a comprehensive social media campaign.

Carillion has also issued communication to its learners, alerting them to the situation and reassuring them, that support is in place to ensure a swift transition.

The ESFA is meeting with CITB daily to monitor progress and resolve any issues.