Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many organisations were liable to pay the apprenticeship levy in (1) 2019–2020 and (2) 2022–2023.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

In 2019-20, 30,600 employers paid the apprenticeship levy, and in 2022-23, 34,200 employers paid the apprenticeship levy.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many private sector organisations operating as independent training providers supplied publicly funded training to apprentices in the financial years (1) 2018–19, (2) 2019–20, (3) 2020–21, (4) 2021–22, and (5) 2022–23; and of those, how many (a) supplied such training in 2018–19 but not 2022–23, and (b) supplied training in every one of those years.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

The number of providers in the 'Private Sector Publicly Funded’ provider type with participating apprentices between the 2018/19 and 2022/23 academic years are shown in the table below. A category that corresponds to 'Independent Training Providers' is not available

Of the 1021 providers in the 2018/19 academic year, 373 did not have any participating learners in 2022/23, whilst 642 providers had participating learners in each of the years shown.

Please note:
(1) Data source is the Individualised Learner Record.

(2) Figures are derived from the ‘Underlying data - apprenticeship participation’ supporting file that accompanies the Apprenticeships statistics publication, found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships.

(3) Providers have at least one funded apprenticeship in the academic year shown.

(4) Providers are identified based on unique UK Provider Reference Number (UKPRN) number. Providers that have merged and changed UKPRN will not be matched as the same provider between different academic years.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of the adult education budget was, or has been, allocated to Combined Mayoral Authorities in (1) 2023–24, (2) 2024–25, and (3) 2025–26, under devolution agreements.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

The adult skills fund (ASF), formerly the adult education budget (AEB), is worth £1.34 billion this year, and funds education and skills training for those aged 19 and above to help them gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. The AEB transitioned into the ASF as of this academic year 2024/25.

The proportion of the AEB that was allocated to Mayoral Combined Authorities in the 2023/24 academic year was 58.96%. In the 2024/25 academic year this was 62.00%. Decisions about the 2025/26 academic year are subject to the forthcoming Spending Review.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the effect of restricting eligibility to the 'Free courses for jobs' to those earning under £25,000 on the number of courses offered which deliver qualifications covered by the initiative.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

In the academic year 2022/23 there were 24,740 enrolments on the free courses for jobs programme.

The department does not collect salary data on individual learners and are unable to answer how many of these learners were earning more than £25,000.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were enrolled on courses funded under the 'Free courses for jobs' scheme in 2022–23; and how many of them were earning more than £25,000.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern - Minister of State (Education)

In the academic year 2022/23 there were 24,740 enrolments on the free courses for jobs programme.

The department does not collect salary data on individual learners and are unable to answer how many of these learners were earning more than £25,000.

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 (Education)

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 (Education)

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 (Education)

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 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 (Education)

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.

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