Lauren Edwards MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Children: Care HomesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to implement recommendation 1 of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel national review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex needs in residential settings, published
Answer: The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s recommendations for safeguarding children with disabilities and complex health needs in residential settings were set out in their phase 2 report published in April 2023. Recommendation 1 concerned the provis...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to publish guidance on funding rules and criteria for the Growth and Skills Levy on the number of apprenticeship starts in the 2
Answer: The apprenticeship funding rules for the 2025/2026 academic year were published on 15 May 2025 on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-rules-2025-to-2026.These include guidance for employers and providers on the gro...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of funding through the growth and skills levy will employers be able to spend on non-apprenticeship training.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Rochester and Strood to the answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 40142.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to provide guidance to (a) providers and (b) employers on the growth and skills levy.
Answer: The apprenticeship funding rules for the 2025/2026 academic year were published on 15 May 2025 on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-rules-2025-to-2026.These include guidance for employers and providers on the gro...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Growth and Skills Levy effectively reduces skills gaps identified by Skills England.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Rochester and Strood to the answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 39389.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of functional skills requirements on access to apprenticeships; and what the cost of Functional Skills training for people who already have a degree was in e
Answer: The government has announced changes to the rules relating to achievement of English and mathematics qualifications as part of an apprenticeship for those aged 19 or over at the start of their programme. Upskilling in English and mathematics will continue...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills Levy: ICT and TechnologyDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the Growth and Skills Levy enables people to retrain in (a) technology and (b) digital skills.
Answer: The government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills to break down barriers to opportunity and support employers to develop the skilled workforces they need to help drive economic growth.Skills England has been establishe...
Answered 21 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the provision of apprenticeships in AI.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring both learners and employers have access to crucial digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills that have the potential to increase productivity and create new high value jobs in the UK economy. To achieve this, ...
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review the adequacy of apprenticeship Qualification Achievement Rates for accurately capturing learner outcomes.
Answer: The department recognises there is a wide range of reasons for non-achievement of an apprenticeship, and that is why we hold training providers to account for quality delivery through the Apprenticeship Accountability Framework, which encompasses a wide r...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to review compulsory functional skills requirements for apprentices who do not hold a GCSE or Level 2 equivalent qualification in English and maths.
Answer: The government has announced changes to the rules relating to achievement of English and mathematics qualifications as part of an apprenticeship for those aged 19 or over at the start of their programme. Upskilling in English and mathematics will continue...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to improve training for teachers to support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in (a) mainstream and (b) specialist education.
Answer: The government has a central mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost life chances for every child. This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative p...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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