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To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teaching staff completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) in the 2010-11 school year by (a) phase of the school where they were working and (b) Government office region; and how many headships were advertised by schools requiring the...

Asked by
Ian Mearns (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 December 2011
Reference
85434; 537 c1237-9W
House
House of Commons

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Transport (Justine Greening) has made the following Ministerial Statement. In May, my department launched the road transportation theme of the Red Tape Challenge—part of the Cabinet Office’s project to review all of the outstanding regulations currently on the statute book. Following...

Member
Earl Attlee (Conservative)
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Written statements
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
733 c163-4WS
House
House of Lords

In May, my Department launched the road transportation theme of the red tape challenge—part of the Cabinet Office's project to review all of the outstanding regulations currently on the statute book. Following a detailed process of challenge, stakeholder discussion and public feedback, I am now pleased to announce the results....

Member
Justine Greening (Conservative)
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Written statements
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
537 c132-3WS
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for Education
Type
Deposited papers
Date
12 December 2011
Reference
DEP2011-2044
House
House of Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Financial Services Authority as part of the retail distribution review on exempting financial advisers who have reached a certain age from professional requirements.

Asked by
Guto Bebb (Conservative)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
12 December 2011
Reference
85435; 537 c536W
House
House of Commons

My honourable friend the Minister for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning (John Hayes) has today made the following Statement. The Government are today publishing New Challenges, New Chances: Further Education, Skills System Reform Plan: Building a World Class Skills System and the underpinning Skills Investment Statement for 2011-14, copies...

Member
Baroness Wilcox (Conservative)
Department
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written statements
Date
1 December 2011
Reference
733 c30-1WS
House
House of Lords

The Government are today publishing ““New Challenges, New Chances: Further Education and Skills System Reform Plan: Building a World Class Skills System”” and the underpinning skills investment statement for 2011-2014, copies of which are being sent to all hon. Members and placed in the Library. Our vision is for a...

Member
John Hayes (Conservative)
Department
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written statements
Date
1 December 2011
Reference
536 c65-6WS
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for Education
Type
Deposited papers
Date
25 November 2011
Reference
DEP2011-1896
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State, Department for Education (Michael Gove) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The Importance of Music: A National Plan for Music Education has been developed jointly by the Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport following a review...

Member
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Department
Department for Education
Type
Written statements
Date
25 November 2011
Reference
732 c90-1WS
House
House of Lords

““The Importance of Music: A National Plan for Music Education”” has been developed jointly by the Department for Education and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport following a review of music education in England by Darren Henley, managing director of Classic FM, published on 7 February 2011. The Departments...

Member
Lord Gove (Conservative)
Department
Department for Education
Type
Written statements
Date
25 November 2011
Reference
536 c39-40WS
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many adults in the London borough of Bexley completed a (a) level 2 and (b) level 3 qualification in the last five years for which figures are available.

Asked by
David Evennett (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 November 2011
Reference
76563; 536 c519-20W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the equivalence of qualifications gained in EU member states and outside the EU to a certificate of completion of training for employment purposes; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by
Charlotte Leslie (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 November 2011
Reference
82424; 536 c586W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on qualification levels assessed for employment purposes in the UK as equivalent to a certificate of completion of training for (a) each EU member state and (b) countries outside the EU.

Asked by
Charlotte Leslie (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 November 2011
Reference
82425; 536 c586W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the difference in teaching performance of teachers who graduated with first class honours degrees compared to those with a 2:1 or 2:2 degree.

Asked by
Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 November 2011
Reference
80644; 536 c87W
House
House of Commons
Type
Public acts
Date
15 November 2011
Reference
CHAP 21 2011
Has the Minister seen the recent study by the Institute of Fiscal Studies, which seems to imply that education cuts are specifically affecting the 16 to 19 year-old sector? Does he agree that with the scrapping of the educational maintenance allowance, the cuts in education and the deterrent effect of tuition fees, against the background of rapidly rising youth unemployment, 16 to 19 year-olds are facing a very difficult situation? Action may be urgently needed across government to give this vital section of our population increased educational and work opportunities for the future.
Asked by
Baroness Quin (Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
10 November 2011
Reference
732 c338
House
House of Lords
My Lords, as I have said, we are keen to keep the effect of the changes that we have made under review. As the noble Baroness will know, we were driven to make those changes because the proportion of children in receipt of EMA—46 per cent of them—meant that it did not feel like a targeted approach. We wanted to target the money that we have more closely on those children who need it most, which is what lies behind the redirection and the creation of the new bursary fund. The noble Baroness referred to the impact on FE colleges. I know that a survey was carried out by the Association of Colleges to look into that. That survey, which looked at around half of all colleges, found that the number where enrolment had increased was the same as the number where it had decreased. The overall fall was only 0.1 per cent, which, given that there was a fall of 40,000 in the age cohort generally, does not feel like a significant change. However, we must keep it under review and we certainly will.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
10 November 2011
Reference
732 c339-40
House
House of Lords
My Lords, we are developing destination measures, which should help us to get a better picture than we currently have of what happens to children after they leave school, whether they go into further or higher education or into jobs. It is important to know what the destinations are, so we are working on those measures, which will help us. As to monitoring the effect of some of the changes that we have had to make—for example, over the educational maintenance allowance, which was raised by the noble Baroness, Lady Quin—we will keep it under review to see what impact it has.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
10 November 2011
Reference
732 c339
House
House of Lords
I agree with my noble friend about the importance of technology and the way that it opens up all sorts of opportunities that were not there before, perhaps particularly for children in rural areas. We need to look at that and make sure that its potential is fully realised.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
10 November 2011
Reference
732 c338-9
House
House of Lords
I obviously agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Quin, about the importance of extending educational opportunity for that age group. That is why we are committed to raising the participation age and why we have put record funding into the 16 to 19 year-old group generally. As we have debated before, we have prioritised, at a time when we have less money than we would like, funding for pre-16s. All the evidence shows that academic achievement up to the age of 16 is the strongest determinant of subsequent success, both educationally and in job terms. We have done that, but I agree with the noble Baroness that 16 to 19 year- olds are important and we are looking across government at our participation strategy to address some of the concerns that she fairly raises.
Answered by
Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
10 November 2011
Reference
732 c338
House
House of Lords