Lord Smith of Clifton

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many students aged 19–24 were on access to higher education courses funded via the adult education budget in England in 2015–16.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the adult education budget in England was spent on access to higher education courses for 19–24 year olds in 2015–16.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was (1) the indicative budget allocation, and (2) the actual level of borrowing, for part-time higher education fee loans in England in (a) 2016–17, and (b) 2017–18.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many 19–24 year olds on first full Level 3 Further Education programmes were studying (1) full-time, and (2) part-time, in England in 2016–17.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many regulatory agencies were operating in the UK in 2017–18; and what was the total annual running cost of those agencies.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the 2016–17 Adult Learner Budget in England was loaned for maintenance costs to (1) 19–24 year olds, and (2) those aged 25 and over.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the Adult Learner Loan Budget in England was allocated to 19–24 year olds to pay for (1) Level 4–6 courses, (2) Access to Higher Education courses, and (3) Level 3 courses, in the academic year 2016–17.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total number of domiciled students in England in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2016–17, aged (a) 18 to 24, and (b) 25 and over, who were taking (i) full-time foundation degrees, (ii) part-time foundation degrees, (iii) ...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the adult education budget in England in 2016–17 was allocated to 16–24 year olds (1) in total, (2) for those on first full Level 2 courses, and (3) for those on first full Level 3 courses.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the resource accounting budgeting charge in England for (1) fee-loans for part-time higher education undergraduate students, (2) loans for adult learners at Level 3, (3) loans for adult learners at Levels 4 and 5, a...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of data published by the Department for Education on 13 October showing that the proportion of 16- and 17-year olds in England not participating in education and training, as required by the Education and Skil...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that deafblind people and those with complex needs are not prevented from securing meaningful employment due to low expectations of the professionals who are charged with supporting them...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the latest estimate of how many 17-year-olds in England are failing to meet the duty to participate in education and training.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) 14-year-olds, and (2) 15-year-olds, are enrolled full-time at (a) general further education colleges, and (b) university technology colleges, for the latest year for which figures are available.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many 18 to 21 year-olds in (1) England, and (2) Greater London, claimed (a) Jobseekers' Allowance, and (b) Employment and Support Allowance, broken down by those in the work-related activity group, and those not.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the average speeds of traffic flows recorded in central London for the years 2008 to 2015 inclusive.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the number of FTSE 100 companies whose annual accounts have been qualified by their auditors in the last 10 financial years.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for the latest year for which figures relating to 18 to 21 year-olds in England, (1) how many claimed Jobseeker's Allowance (a) in the first six months of the year, and (b) in total; (2) how many claimed Employment and Sup...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the funding provided by the Skills Funding Agency is allocated to (1) learner support and (2) skills infrastructure.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government for the year 2013–14 how many young people aged 18, 19, 20 and 21 started apprenticeships; and for each age cohort how many did so at level 2, level 3, level 4 and above.