Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many academic and other external researchers have been granted access to and are analysing Longitudinal Study of Young People in England data from (1) LSYPE2 waves 4-6, and (2) LSYPE2 waves 7-9.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The total cost of the contracts for the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England 2 (LSYPE2) Waves 1 to 9 is £9,688,223.

Data from Waves 1-9 of LSYPE2 is available to researchers via the Office for National Statistics’ Secure Research Service and can be accessed here: https://ons.metadata.works/browser/dataset/1405106/0.

Data from Waves 4 to 6 of the LSYPE2 has been shared by the department with nine academics and other external researchers. In contrast, data from Waves 7 to 9 has been shared with five academics.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether all data from waves 1-9 of the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England: Cohort 2 (LSYPE2) are now available to researchers.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The total cost of the contracts for the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England 2 (LSYPE2) Waves 1 to 9 is £9,688,223.

Data from Waves 1-9 of LSYPE2 is available to researchers via the Office for National Statistics’ Secure Research Service and can be accessed here: https://ons.metadata.works/browser/dataset/1405106/0.

Data from Waves 4 to 6 of the LSYPE2 has been shared by the department with nine academics and other external researchers. In contrast, data from Waves 7 to 9 has been shared with five academics.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the cost to date of the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England: cohort 2 (LSYPE2) waves 1–9.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The total cost of the contracts for the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England 2 (LSYPE2) Waves 1 to 9 is £9,688,223.

Data from Waves 1-9 of LSYPE2 is available to researchers via the Office for National Statistics’ Secure Research Service and can be accessed here: https://ons.metadata.works/browser/dataset/1405106/0.

Data from Waves 4 to 6 of the LSYPE2 has been shared by the department with nine academics and other external researchers. In contrast, data from Waves 7 to 9 has been shared with five academics.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Department of Health and Social Care spent on research contracts and grants in (1) 2022–23, and (2) 2023–24; and what proportion of that spending went to UK universities.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department spent £1,446 million on research contracts and grants in 2022/23. In 2023/24, the Department spent £1,524 million on research contracts and grants, 32.8% of which went to universities in the United Kingdom.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any formal reports on the findings of the second longitudinal study of young people in England from the contractors who carried it out, or commissioned any research using the data from it; and, if so, where the relevant reports and output can be found.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

The department has commissioned or supported the production of 22 research reports based on analysis of the second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE2). Of these, three are being finalised and will be published in early 2025 and 19 have been published on GOV.UK or elsewhere. The relevant links are provided below:

• Understanding key stage 4 attainment and progress: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-ks4-attainment-and-progress-evidence-from-lsype2.
• Multiple disadvantage and key stage 4 attainment: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiple-disadvantage-and-ks4-attainment-evidence-from-lsype2.
• Ethnic, socio-economic and sex inequalities in educational achievement at age 16: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities-supporting-research/ethnic-socio-economic-and-sex-inequalities-in-educational-achievement-at-age-16-by-professor-steve-strand.
• Examining the London advantage in attainment: evidence from LSYPE: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/examining-the-london-advantage-in-attainment-evidence-from-lsype.
• Attitudes to STEM subjects by gender: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/attitudes-to-stem-subjects-by-gender-at-key-stage-4.
• Experiences of relationships and sex education (RSE): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/experiences-of-relationships-and-sex-education-rse.
• State of the nation 2019: children and young people’s wellbeing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2019-children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing.
• State of the nation 2021: the pandemic and young people’s mental health: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2021-children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing.
• Bullying: Evidence from LSYPE2, wave 3: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/715469/Bullying-Evidence_from_LSYPE2__wave_3.pdf.
• Extra-curricular provision and outcomes: https://epi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EC-and-outcomes-final-1.pdf.
• Young people’s experiences of careers information: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/young-peoples-experiences-of-careers-information-advice-and-guidance.
• Higher education (HE) and mental health: analyses of the LSYPE cohort: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-and-mental-health-analyses-of-the-lsype-cohorts.
• Experiences and attitudes of young people and parents during year 9: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/longitudinal-study-of-young-people-in-england-cohort-2-wave-2.
• Health and wellbeing of 15-year-olds: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/longitudinal-study-of-young-people-in-england-cohort-2-wave-2.
• Post-16 aspirations and outcomes: comparison of the LSYPE cohorts: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-16-aspirations-and-outcomes-comparison-of-the-lsype-cohorts--2.
• Occupational pathways of technical qualifications: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/933604/Ad_hoc_1_Occupational_pathways_Nov_2020_.pdf.
• Ethnic disproportionality in special educational needs: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a28b7858-994a-4474-9c4b-6962d1f6da41/download_file?file_format=application%2Fpdf&safe_filename=Strand%2B%26%2BLindorff_2018_Ethnic%2Bdisproportionality%2B%26%2BSEN_Report.pdf&type_of_work=Report.
• Roles of cyberbullying, sleep, and physical activity in social media and mental health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352464219301865.
• The association between HE attendance and mental health problems: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00188-3/fulltext.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what budget was set for capital expenditure, including improvements, in the further education and sixth form college sector in the financial years 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24; and what proportion of the budget was spent in each of those years.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

Ensuring schools and colleges have the resources and buildings they need is a key part of this government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every young person the best start in life.

As announced at the Autumn Budget 2024, the government is providing £6.7 billion of capital funding in 2025/26 for education in England, a real terms increase of 19% from 2024/25. This includes £1.4 billion for the continuing school rebuilding programme, which also includes sixth form colleges and 16-19 academies. The settlement also invests over £2 billion to improve the condition of school and sixth form college buildings, and £950 million for skills capital. Skills capital includes £300 million of new funding to support further education (FE) colleges to maintain, improve and ensure suitability of their estate.

The department provides capital funding to FE colleges and sixth form colleges through a wide range of programmes. The department does not publish the budgets and spend of capital programmes by provider type, however, we do publish provider allocations and awards on GOV.UK and report departmental spending through the annual reports and accounts each year.

The total departmental capital budgets and expenditure for the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years are provided in the department’s annual reports and set out in the table below.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what the apprenticeship budget was for the Department for Education in the financial year 2023–24; what proportion was spent in total; and what proportion was spent on (1) training for apprenticeships with levy-paying employers, (2) training for apprenticeships with non-levy-paying employers, and (3) other activities.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Minister for Women and Equalities)

In the 2023/24 financial year, 99% of the revised end-of year English apprenticeships budget of £2,525 million was spent, an underspend of £16 million (£60 million was surrendered in year).

The following table provides a breakdown of total spend for the 2023/24 financial year, including the proportion of total spend on training for apprenticeships with levy paying employers and training for apprenticeships with non-levy paying employers in England. In addition, the table reflects the spend on apprenticeships that started prior to the introduction of the apprenticeships levy and new funding system, as well as non-apprenticeships participation spend, such as the cost of running digital services and marketing and communications campaigns.

Where the department’s apprenticeships budget is underspent by the end of the financial year, funds are returned to HM Treasury in line with standard practice set out in the published consolidated budgeting guidance.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much the Ministry of Defence spent on research contracts and grants in (1) 2022–23, and (2) 2023–24; and what proportion of that spending went to UK universities.

Answered by Lord Coaker - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) works to support a secure and prosperous United Kingdom (UK) through allies, industry and academia to ensure the UK has the right capabilities for defence and security. MOD records all contracts on its Contracting, Purchasing and Finance system. However, it is unable to distinguish which contracts cover research due to a lack of relevant metadata within this system.

In the time available, the following organisations within MOD have confirmed their spend (Extra-Mural Research) on research contracts and grants for the years 2022-2024:

Financial Year (FY)2022-23 Research Contracts

FY2022-23 Research Grants

FY2023-24 Research Contracts

FY2023-24 Research Grants

FY2023-24 Research Grants

* The figures provided include Navy Command spend delivered by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), £32 million in FY2022-23 and £70.03 million in FY2023-24.

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