Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what levels of apprenticeship his Department offers; and how many apprenticeship starts there were at each level in each of the last three years.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) currently offers apprenticeships at Levels 2 to 6 and plans to also offer apprenticeships at Level 7.
BEIS was formed in July 2016. The table below shows apprenticeship starts from July 2016 to March 2017 and for 2017-18.
| Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 |
2016-17 | 2 | 8 | 21 | - | - |
2017-18 | - | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the aerospace industry on ensuring that goods, products, and services will be able to swiftly cross the UK-EU border after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
We are determined to ensure that the UK continues to be one of the most competitive locations in the world for aerospace. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and his Ministerial colleagues continue to engage closely with the industry, including through our joint government and industry Aerospace Growth Partnership. We will continue to work closely with a wide range of UK businesses to make sure we reflect their concerns and deliver a deep and special partnership with the EU that enables UK-EU trade to be is as frictionless as possible.
Asked by: Jack Lopresti (Conservative - Filton and Bradley Stoke)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much land (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies owns in (i) England and (ii) the South West; and how much of that land has been identified as being surplus to requirements.
Answered by Lord Harrington of Watford
The current Government Estate Strategy sets out the Government's vision to create an efficient, fit-for-purpose and sustainable estate whose performance matches the best of the private sector. As a Government we are delivering this vision, ensuring that the estate is fit for purpose, is frequently reviewed and aligned to the Estate Strategy, and is managed in an efficient and effective way.
The current landholdings of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are shown in the table below. This does not include land previously identified as surplus that has now been disposed. The information is correct at time of publication.
Land in hectares | England | South West |
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 67 | 13 |
Agencies | 89 | 25 |
Non-departmental public bodies | 28,618 | 2,838 |
Total | 28,774 | 2,876 |
Of the total land the Department holds in England, 54 hectares are currently declared as surplus, none of which are in the South West. These figures include agencies and non-departmental public bodies.